Taliban Faces 1st Laser-Guided Bomb in Farah
The Afghan Air Force dropped the first laser-guided bomb on a hideout of the Taliban group in western Farah province.
The Afghan Air Force dropped the first laser-guided bomb on a hideout of the Taliban group in western Farah province.
NATO, calls the use of the first laser-guided bomb by the Afghan Air Force a major achievement.
“On March 22, the Afghan Air Force tasked the A-29 squadron to destroy a Taliban compound in Farah. The Afghan attack pilots were equipped with both guided and unguided bombs, and elected to employ the GBU-58 laser-guided bomb to avoid collateral damage,” according to a report by Resolute Support Mission.
The success comes just three months after the AAF completed training to employ a laser-guided bombs.
The rapid growth and training of the AAF is expected to continue over the next six years. Currently, it is around 8,000 members, with 129 aircraft.
The Defense Department on Tuesday said the goal is to push further, perhaps tripling the AAF in size by 2023.
