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A refurbished Mi-17 helicopter was part of an opening ceremony at a military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2008, but the Russian-made chopper has proved a failure in the long war. (Associated Press/File) — Photo by: Rafiq Maqbool
A refurbished Mi-17 helicopter was part of an opening ceremony at a military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2008, but the Russian-made chopper has proved a failure in the long war. (Associated Press/File)

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