United States: According to officials familiar with the situation, the Politico newspaper reported that the United States is considering the possibility of delivering 50 military aircraft to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in exchange for aid in fighting terrorism in Afghanistan.
According to the report, the agreement includes aircraft donated by the US that Afghan Air Force pilots fled the country for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the Taliban took control.
One of the officials said it was intended to exchange a portion of the aircraft for a "deeper security relationship" with the governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for border security and counter-terrorism.
The US provided a variety of light attack aircraft and helicopters to the deposed Afghan government. The Taliban claims ownership of these planes and is demanding their return.
Officials in Uzbekistan said in August that they had no intention of returning the US-owned plane to the Afghan side. In August 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, but they have been unable to contain the country's worsening economic, humanitarian and security crises.
Thousands of Afghans have left the country for fear of the Taliban, widespread human rights abuses and the denial of freedom to women and girls.
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