- The Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted its first-ever laser-guided airstrike on a Taliban compound in Farah Province, western Afghanistan on March 22, 2018.
- The strike is a milestone for the AAF, as it is trying to wean itself off of its dependence on air support from the NATO-led Coalition.
- The strike is also part of an offensive that NATO commanders have said would be "a very long winter" for the Taliban, in part because of the new capabilities of the AAF.
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The Afghan Air Force is getting stronger — watch them drop a laser-guided bomb in combat for the first time
The Afghan Air Force conducted its first laser-guided airstrike on a Taliban compound in Farah Province, western Afghanistan on March 22, 2018.
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The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has conducted its first airstrike with laser-guided bombs, according to a press release from NATO's Operation Resolute Support mission.
The munition, a struck a Taliban compound in Afghanistan's Farah Province.
The statement added that the AAF had just finished
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"a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon."
See the video of the strike here:
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