This Kiowa was delivered to the US Army as an OH-58A with serial 72-21225. The helicopter was converted to OH-58D with serial 88-00312 and again converted to OH-58D(I) Kiowa Warrior with serial 95-00013. It is seen here just for take-off from deployment base Kandahar when serving B/2-17th CAV. The Warrior was placed into storage with the 309th AMARG on 8 May 2015 and sold as scrap to HVF West at Tucson (AZ) on 10 August 2017.

An UNHAS DC-9-32 in Afghanistan, quite a challenge to fly an aircraft like this over a war-torn area. Opeations from Kandahar are well secured, but many other airfields where this aircraft operated from were less secured. The 1979 built DC-9-32 was eventually, after its long career that started with Texas International Airlines and Continental Airlines, withdrawn from use in 2012. The nine is now permanently stored at Johannesburg where it was last-noted mid-2016.

This SA227DC started its career as N3028U with Fairchild Aircraft Corp. in Jun'94, it was sold later that year as B-3950 to Hainan Airlines where it flew up to mid-2001. The metro was incorperated with Alta Flight as C-GKAF in Aug'01 and flew with the same registration from Mar'02 onwards with QuikAir Airline Services. Then the black side came along, from 30 Mar'05, Presidential Airways (PA) accepeted the Metro in its inventory. PA was at that time the cover for Blackwater, a US private mil contractor. In nov'10 AAR Airlift (also a cover) became the owner. It was canx from US register 24apr17.

An Il-76 without an impressive history is nearly impossible to find. This Il-76TD was delivered to the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-76659 in late 1985, transferred to Atruvera as RA-76659 in 1994 and flew subsequently with Aviacon Zitotrans, Sukhoi and again for Atruvera up to 2000. Then it became ER-IBL with Airline Transp Inc and Juba Air Cargo up to late 2004. After that, it was seen like this, all white but in service with Tenir Air up to early 2007 when it was transferred to Eastern Express Georgia as 4L-GLP. Since late 2011 is it reported as stored at Osh (Kyrgystan) as 3X-GGO.

In 1979, this An-12 started service with the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-11772. In 2004 it became EK-11772 in Armenian service in basic Aeroflot colors but without the Aeroflot marking. It is reported it flew with Miapet Avia at that time. Since late 2007, the Armenian company Taron Avia become the new owner of the aircraft. A small logo with TA is visible on the nose section.

In 1979, this An-12 started service with the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-11772. In 2004 it became EK-11772 in Armenian service in basic Aeroflot colors but without the Aeroflot marking. It is reported it flew with Miapet Avia at that time. Since late 2007, the Armenian company Taron Avia become the new owner of the aircraft. A small logo with TA is visible on the nose section.

A touch down of a Kazakh ATMA Cargo Il-76TD at Kandahar.

This CN235 started its life as EC-014 in Spain back in '88. The Casa was then delivered as EC-EMN to Binter Canarias in February 1989 and was withdrawn from use with that company in 1997. It saw new life with Luftmeister Air in May 1989 as ZS-OGF and three years later transferred to Tiko Air with the same registration. In November 2001 it changed to 5R-MKM with Tiko air and then it was sold to Presidential Airways in August 2006. This company is known as the shadow company of Blackwater. The BW in the regi reveals this a little. Since mid 2008 carried the registration N1269J with Presidential.

Sky Way Air was founded in 2003 and is a cargo carrier based out of Manas, Kyrgyzstan. This Mi-8 flew undefined missions from Kandahar in 2008 and was eventually transferred to the Afghan civil aviation register as YA-KHA with Khorsan Air at Kabul by May 2010.

This South African L-100 Hercules was in use by Dutch forces during their operations over Afghanistan. The Safair Hercules was leased to the Netherlands for tactical transport duties, as was the Mi-26T in the background. When needed, both aircraft were also used by other coalition nations.

This UN-76020 was badly damaged after an engine explosion at Kandahar on 14 February 2008. The aircraft was so damaged that it was broken-up at location. All parts that could be recycled were dismantled and transported back to Kazakhstan. The company Air Continental Airlines ceased to exist as it had its airline licence revoked on 18 October 2010.

Only small blue titles on the nose section reveal that this IL-76 is flying for Abakan Air. The company performs, according to their website, national and international commercial charter freight flights and other services, including challenging projects and makes unique logistic decisions. The latter for sure, flying this Candid in war-torn areas.

A giant on the northern platform of Kandahar. It's incredible that these huge and slow moving helicopters could survive in a high threat environment of Afghanistan. There were fighter jets are manoeuvring at low level to the max to prevent being shot by Taliban, these Mi-26s are just a sitting duck and just fly...

This arrived at Kandahar to bring personnel and equipment to dismantle UN-76020 of Air Continental that had an engine explosion on 14 February 2008 at Kandahar. That 020 was so badly damaged that it was broken-up at location. All parts that could be recycled were dismantled and transported back to Kazakhstan in 021. Air Continental Airlines had its airline licence revoked on 18 October 2010.

This former CH-47C (fms serial 93-0927, c/n B.706/E.006) was modified by Boeing to CH-47D late 1993 and returned to the Royal Australian Army in mid 1995. The Chinook was deployed to Afghanistan and heavily used. After its deployment, it was returned to homebase RAAF Townsville/Intl, (also known as Garbut Barracks). On 15 April 2015, this Chinook was withdrawn from use and made its final flight to RAAF Point Cook for preservation in the RAAF museum. Since then is is reported as stored at this location, fully cocooned.