India hands over 2 more Mi-24V helicopters to Afghanistan

On Tuesday, two more Mi-24V helicopter handed over by India to Afghanistan's Air Force.

"H.E. Vinay Kumar, Indian Ambassador handed over the 2nd pair of Mi-24V helicopters to Afghan Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid at a ceremony today. These helicopters are a replacement for the four helicopters gifted by India to Afghanistan in 2015 - 2016," the Indian Embassy in Kabul announced on its official Twitter handle.

"Amb Vinay Kumar congratulated the AAF on the Mi-24V induction and wished them success. H.E Asadullah Khalid thanked India for its support," the Embassy added.

Helicopters handed over to Afghanistan during the ceremony held at the military airport in Kabul. According to Afghan Ministry of Defence, Afghanistan’s acting defence minister Asadullah Khalid also attended the ceremony.

"India supports peace and harmony in Afghanistan and assists all Afghans in securing a better future," Kumar stated at the occasion.

"The Afghan National Defence Security Forces (have made a) stellar effort to provide an umbrella of security to achieve shared and common values against cross-border terrorism and internal threats," source quoted him, as saying.

These helicopters are the replacement for the four helicopters India gave to Afghanistan in 2015 & 2016.

At the ceremony, Khalid shows gratitude to India for its support and pledged that the Afghan forces "will use these helicopters for bringing peace, preventing threats from enemies, and for providing a better environment for the people of Afghanistan".

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