In Kabul, said they would not give up the Russian helicopters
Earlier and. Afghan Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami told reporters that Afghanistan no longer needs Russian helicopters, because it receives helicopters from NATO member countries, Russian-made vehicles are serviced through other countries during the transition period.
According to him, in this case, cooperation with one side does not conflict with cooperation with the other.
The adviser to the President of Afghanistan also noted that the possibility of financing the United States of new purchases of Russian helicopters is not discussed, recalling that the purchase of Russian helicopters for the army of Afghanistan was carried out at the expense of the United States, but later the program was curtailed due to the deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington.
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