Uzbekistan and US officials have reached an agreement on the fate of military aircraft flown to Uzbekistan at the time of the collapse of Afghanistan&s former government in August 2021.US Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick told Uzbek Kun news this week that Washington and Tashkent have reached an agreement on the status of fighter jets and military helicopters belonging to the former Afghan army.The aircraft were flown to neighboring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan by Afghan pilots fleeing the country in 2021.Responding to a question on whether the planes and helicopters will remain in Uzbekistan, Henick said: &Military vehicles will remain in Uzbekistan.
This has already been formalized.&Henick noted that the Uzbek and US sides continue to work jointly on this issue, adding: &These vehicles never belonged to the Afghans, they belonged to the US.
The Afghan army used it, but we were always the owners.&The Prosecutor&s Office of Uzbekistan had announced on August 15, 2021, that 22 military aircraft and 24 helicopters of the then Afghan armed forces violated Uzbek airspace and entered the country.Among them were the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, UH-60 Black Hawk, MD-530 and Mi-17 models.The Islamic Emirate has however repeatedly called for the return of these aircraft, stating they belong to Afghanistan.
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