If there had been grumbling before about the deafening intrusion of low-flying US helicopters in the Afghan capital, the discontent has surely multiplied along with the number of flights: packs of them now, coming two, four, six at a time, starting around 7 am, then again at midday and at dusk. Why so many? “The American Embassy’s not allowed to move by road anymore,” a senior Western official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the news media. “If you’re at the airport and you have work at the embassy or at RS,” he said, referring to the international coalition’s mission, known as Resolute Support,...
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