Kabul taxiway with left stored 727s, in the middle the Dutch KDC-10 and on the right a German Transall. Great to see the massive Hindu Kush mountains in the back ground, these legs lead to the 7,708 m (25,289 ft) high mountains in nearby Pakistan. Near Kabul, in the west, the Hindu Kush attain heights of 3,500 to 4,000 metres (11,500 to 13,100 ft)

A anonymous C-20G visiting Kabul International Airport (KAIA) in miserable weather conditions. In the background you can see the Hundu Kush mountain range, but the highest part is cover by sand dust, snow, fog and low clouds. The VIP-aircraft, operated by VR-51, brought some high level commanders to the nearby International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters.

Antonov 32 of the Fixed Wing of the then Afghan National Army - Air Corps. The 342 was delivered to the ANA-AC in April 1991 in a green/brown colour scheme. Late 2004 the aircraft was overhauled at Ivanovo-Severny (Russia) and redelivered to Afghanistan early 2005 in this boring overall grey colour scheme. The aircraft only continued operations for a few years as it was withdrawn from use in 2011. It was scrapped (unconfirmed) at Kabul in 2012.

A 1988 Airbus Industries built A310. The buzz was delivered as F-WWBN in Aug'88 and only started to fly commercially with Cyprus Airways (1947) as 5B-DAX from Feb'89. The aircraft was withdrwan from use by the Cypriotic company in Apr'03, but picked up by Eagle Aviation in August 2003. It started to fly as F-GYYY. Transferred to Ariana Afghan Airlines with the same registration from Dec'05. Only some half a year later, the A310 was transferred as VP-BTM with S7 Airlines that operated the wide-body till Dec'10. It is since that month permanently withdrawn from use at Crestview (FL).

This 278 is the second An-26 of the Afghan National Army - Air Corps carrying this serial. The first was construction number 13409, but this airframe was probably hijacked to Pakistan by followers of General Tanai after the failed coup attempt of 5 March '90. 13409 is now in a aviation museum in Karachi (Pakistan). This 278 with construction number 13902 of this picture was first seen in a camo jacket in March '02 in service ANA_AC. The An-26 became grey in 2006 and is withdrawn from use at Kabul in 2013.

An unmarked An-12BP that started its life with the Soviet AF. The a/c was transferred to the civil marked in most probably 2002 and first noted with titels of Natalco Air Lines in 2003. Between late '03 and late '05 it was operated by Phoenix Avia as EK-12148. In Nov'06 the BP was regarded as unairworthy in Antonov list and banned from flying in Kenya. It was seen at Sharjah and in Jun'08 reported as owned by Phoenix Avia Gulf Ltd. The An-12 was cancelled by the Armenian CAA on 15 Sep'12, and seen at N'Djamena on 20 Dec'14. Since 11 Feb'15 is is reported with the Chad Air Force as TT-PAI 12148

With RA-82081 in the back-ground

On 31 December 2020, the Ejército del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) officially ceased operations with the Lockheed Hercules. The tanker/transporter has been operated by Ala de Transporte 31 (Ala 31) at Zaragoza air base since 1974. Here one is seen during its take-off from Kabul during an operational deployment to Afghanistan. On 29 Dec 2020 this Herc arrived at Cuatro Vientos, for display at the Museo del Aire.

In the colours of CAI, this Falcon 900EX served the Italian government during its flight to Kabul

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A rare one... delivered on 30 Nov'93, this Il-76 started its life in the Uzbekistan and never changed and that's quite rare for this type of aircraft. The Il-76 was planned to become the second Il-76PP (izd. 176) but was completed as a cargo aircraft. The aircraft was current on register on 27 August 2019.

A Dutch tanker/transporter in a combat zone

This beauty was scrapped after a long career that lasted from Oct'82 (delivered as CCCP-76499) to early 2018 when the aircraft was scrapped as UN-76499.