Rolling down the runway's end, making an one-eighty and blasting away for another anti-Taliban mission over Afghanistan. This combat proven Rafale C was sold to Greece as 410. It was delivered on 19 January 2022.

In the dusty Afghan environment, this Dutch Chinook is leaving its deployment base Kandahar for a mission to Uruzgan. D-106 was sold to Billings Flying Services in Billings (MT) as N616BV in 2024.

Aircraft possibly assigned to Asia Airways when this picture was made.

Former Cessna test registration N5061W was delivered as a UC-35A to the US Army possibly in 1999. The aircraft later modified to UC-35A-1 and received a grey paint job. The aircraft arrived at Kandahar with a VIP, visiting the huge US Army aviation component deployed to Aghanistan.

Three sad tails and parts of Afghan Air Force An-12s, and a sole Mi-8 tail. All unidentified.

Delivered to the USMC in Q2/2003, and right away assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 "Otis" at MCAS Cherry Point (NC). The Herc flew up to mid-2012 with the squadron as was then moved to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 "Force" at NAS Patuxent River (MD). It returned to VMGR-252 in early 2018, and when this picture was uploaded, the C-130 still serves Otis. It is seen here resting at one of the platforms of Kandahar during a logistic supply mission for HMM-365(Reinforced) that arrived at Kandahar for a combat tour, while brother 166380/BH-380 just arrives.

Three sad tails and parts of Afghan Air Force An-12s, and a sole Mi-8 tail. All unidentified.

This Hercules was sold to Poland as 1513 in mid-2023. It was moved to OGMA Alverca in Portugal for modification in late 2023. By the time of this photo upload, it was not yet reported as a Polish aircraft.

A CONDOR in the Afghan war zone. Line # 07-08 was delivered in 1993 and named 'Boris Naginski' on 29 December 2007 after the Deputy General Manager of Polet. The An-124 was last noted as an operational aircraft in early December 2008. A new CofR was issued on 7 October 2011 burt after a storage period, it Polet suspended operations on 24 November 2014. It was still on register by 30 March 2021 and offered for sale by the Collaterised Property Agency (TsAZI) for US$ 6.8 million. Current state?

This Beech was delivered as a C-12R in late 1995, it was converted to C-12R+, served the Arizona Army National Guard OSACOM Det.31 up to 2005, and was converted to C-12V in mid to late 2008.

Photographer unknown

c/n 94041 surmised but not confirmed

A German CH-53G transport helicopter landing at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. DND photo.

A Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) AH-64 Apache attack helicopter parked on the hardstand at Camp Julien, Kabul, Afghanistan. DND photo.

"Photros air" seems to be Iranian...