Volumes of cargo landing in Afghanistan this year increased tenfold. Deliveries were often via military transport aircraft, and it was carried out by dropping cargo parachute systems – to Afghanistan to maintain operations against the movement "Taliban" (*It banned in Russia) In spring and summer 2018 of the year.
By the end of May this year, more 148 tons of cargo were transferred to Afghanistan, And the bulk of the landing was carried out in April-May, according to the data, provided the combined air operations center of the US Central Command Air Forces.
This number contrasts sharply with 2017 year, when the US Air Force forces in the course of the year dropped only about 15 tons of cargo for the needs of the operation in Afghanistan. for comparison: in the midst of war 2013 year of such goods have been delivered almost 5 thousand. tonnes.
Officially, the US Air Force announced, that such supplies signal to increase the intensity of the fighting against the terrorist forces. Unofficial sources say, that the increase in air traffic and landing cargo volume coincides with the arrival in Afghanistan new military units to advise local forces and enhancing the activity of anti-terrorist activities – along the major highways.
“Volumes of cargo landing have increased in recent months,, since Afghan and US ground forces have stepped up military operations against Taliban, to put pressure on the terrorists and thereby force those to initiate a dialogue with the Afghan government“, – said Captain Mark Graff, the military commander US Air Force.
Graff could not clearly explain, in which part of Afghanistan is dropping cargo, but he said at the same time, that such supplies are not distributed evenly across the country. Some regions of the country are getting more attention, than others.
The vast majority of such flights was carried out during the last two months of spring. In April, the US C-130 dropped to 62 tons of cargo to the location of the Afghan and American ground troops. Then, in May, C-130 and C-17 dropped more about 86 tons of cargo, nature which are not reported.
"Besides, YTD US military transport aircraft to deliver mail 48 tons of cargo at a large military base, eg, Bagram », – said Graff.
The difference is, that the landing of goods is increasingly carried out for restocking or creation of small remote outposts, The practice of establishing that comes with 2014 of the year.
More often, by landing air supply is carried ammunition and freshwater. But there are also cases of military equipment.
In this case, the captain of the US Army could not give details, what kind of military equipment were dropped over the past two months in the Afghan troops to support the program format.
