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Afghan Air Force flies surrendered weapons to Herat

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  • By Capt. Rob Leese
  • 438th AEW PAO
HERAT, Afghanistan --  Approximately 230 small arms and two rocket propelled grenade launchers were collected in Chaghcharan and flown via the Afghan Air Force's Mi-17 transport helicopter to Herat on July 6, 2010.

The weapons will be inspected and given to the Afghan National Police if they are serviceable or destroyed if they are not. This mission provided support to the long standing United Nations sponsored, Afghan run program - Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups.

In the first quarter of 2010, the Afghanistan New Beginnings Program's Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups project continued to play a crucial role within the security sector in Afghanistan by assisting the Government of Afghanistan in disarming and disbanding illegal armed groups, collecting weapons, and in delivering development projects to enhance socio-economic outcomes in compliant districts.