Saturday, December 31, 2011
Kabul (BNA) Transfer of the first set of Russian made advanced helicopters to Afghanistan has been started. Transfer of the first MA 17 helicopters, the number of which reaches to nine has been started. Professional Russian experts are in Afghanistan to submit the helicopters to Afghan officials. The second set of the copters will be submitted to Afghanistan during the coming near year. The helicopters worth $375 million which is paid by the USA. Besides these 20 helicopters which proposed by the USA, the country is not talking with Russia to buy other 18 MA 17 helicopters for Afghanistan.
