Air Force Materiel Command supported the Air Force in Afghanistan, deploying cargo planes to theaters in the Middle East.
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Updated Sep 9
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What happened
Air Force Materiel Command supported the Air Force in Afghanistan, deploying cargo planes to theaters in the Middle East.
Who's involved
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Part of
The region includes various case studies of intervention, with the US and allies defining geopolitical patterns in the Middle East, involving Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.Also in this story
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The entities involved
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Afghanistan
country in Central and South Asia
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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