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![US Extends A-29 Light Attack Aircraft Procurement Contract for Afghanistan US Extends A-29 Light Attack Aircraft Procurement Contract for Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-19_12-04-25.jpg)
US Extends A-29 Light Attack Aircraft Procurement Contract for Afghanistan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Pentagon has extended a procurement contract for the Afghan Air Force’s A-29s until 2024.
![Afghan Air Force Takes Delivery of 2 A-29 Light Attack Aircraft Afghan Air Force Takes Delivery of 2 A-29 Light Attack Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180426-f-qm500-1055.jpg)
Afghan Air Force Takes Delivery of 2 A-29 Light Attack Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Afghan Air Force has received a further two A-29 light attack aircraft.
![A Battle of Several Fronts: Afghan Women in the Security Forces A Battle of Several Fronts: Afghan Women in the Security Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4221936.jpg)
A Battle of Several Fronts: Afghan Women in the Security Forces
By Jawad Zawulistani
Afghanistan can do more to bring women into the security forces, and the country will benefit greatly from doing so.
![A-29s Carry Out One Third of Afghan Airstrikes A-29s Carry Out One Third of Afghan Airstrikes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-19_12-04-25.jpg)
A-29s Carry Out One Third of Afghan Airstrikes
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Five out of 15 airstrikes that the Afghan Air Force conducts each day are carried out by A-29 light attack aircraft.
![Afghan Air Force Drops Laser-Guided Bomb for 1st Time in Combat Afghan Air Force Drops Laser-Guided Bomb for 1st Time in Combat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1_20180325-aaf-blur-1.jpg)
Afghan Air Force Drops Laser-Guided Bomb for 1st Time in Combat
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Afghan Air Force light attack aircraft used a laser-guided bomb to destroy a Taliban compound in Southwestern Afghanistan.
![US Buys 6 More Light Attack Aircraft for Afghan Air Force US Buys 6 More Light Attack Aircraft for Afghan Air Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-19_12-04-25.jpg)
US Buys 6 More Light Attack Aircraft for Afghan Air Force
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force placed an order for six additional light attack aircraft for the Afghan Air Force.
![Afghan Air Force Receives 4 Light Attack Aircraft Afghan Air Force Receives 4 Light Attack Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-23_15-08-47.jpg)
Afghan Air Force Receives 4 Light Attack Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The four new light attack aircraft are arriving just in time for this year’s fighting season.
![US Army to Deploy 1,400 Airborne Troops to Afghanistan US Army to Deploy 1,400 Airborne Troops to Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-07_18-59-27.jpg)
US Army to Deploy 1,400 Airborne Troops to Afghanistan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Elements of the 101st Airborne Division will be deployed to support counterterrorism operations in the country.
![Afghanistan Won’t Be Able to Pay for its Military Until 2024 (At Least) Afghanistan Won’t Be Able to Pay for its Military Until 2024 (At Least)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-04_09-53-36.jpg)
Afghanistan Won’t Be Able to Pay for its Military Until 2024 (At Least)
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said that the Afghan economy will need financial support “at least” until 2020.
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