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Uzbekistan denies reports of plan to return helicopters to Afghanistan
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected recent media reports suggesting that the country intends to return military helicopters transferred from Afghanistan to the Islamic Emirate.
In recent days, some media outlets had reported that Uzbekistan might be prepared to hand over 57 military helicopters that were flown out of Afghanistan in 2021.
However, Press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan Akhror Burkhanov denied the reports. “Such reports do not correspond to reality. Uzbekistan’s position remains unchanged, and the news being spread is fake news,” he said.
Following the collapse of the former Afghan government in August 2021, dozens of military aircraft, including helicopters, were flown to neighboring countries, including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called on these countries to return Afghanistan’s aircraft, but so far, those requests have gone unanswered.