Afghan pilots were afraid of the massifs of the militants of the Radical Movement “Taliban” (prohibited in the Russian Federation) and massively resigned from work. This is reported by Edition The Times.
According to the source of the publication, 19 employees of Afghanistan Air Force quit their posts. They fear for their lives: a few days ago, Taliban declared the murder of a helicopter pilot named Hamidulla Asimi. It happened in Kabul, where the militants installed a bomb on his car. Azima was trained to fly on American helicopters and became the eighth Afghan pilot killed in recent weeks.
“I have to change the car that I use every day, learn cars from friends to ride a job. I can not spend time outside the house. I can’t go shopping, not even having to get to protect yourself and reduce the risks” , – told one of the pilots in a conversation with The Times. He stated that he would leave work if the official Kabul would not provide him with protection.
The situation in Afghanistan aggravated in July, after the withdrawal of the main contingent of the American troops. In the last days of the Taliban seized three provincial center: Kunduz, Sari-bullet and Talukan. In addition to urban centers, militants control most of the country’s rural areas. Currently, the Afghan government continues to lose control over the country.