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Afghanistan turns to India for military helicopters, likely to rile Pakistan


Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan September 29, 2015. Photo: Reuters KABUL/NEW DELHI: Afghanistan is poised to acquire four attack helicopters from India to help it fight a growing Taliban insurgency, a small but significant deal marking a shift in Kabul’s search for allies that is likely to anger Pakistan. Soon after he took over, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held off military assistance from India while he courted Pakistan’s political and military leadership to end years of mutual hostility and steer the Taliban, many of who live in Pakistan, toward negotiations. But a wave …read more

Source: The Himalayan Times

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