The wrecked MiG-21 dual seater was placed at the ring-road of Bagram and was only seen in 2006. The current whereabouts of the MiG-21U is unknown, most probably it was fully scrapped.

Some forty twin seat MiG-21U's were delivered to the Bulgarian Air Force. This, 28, was one of the very last operational MiG-21s with that air force. On 18 December 2015, Bulgaria ceased operations with the type. Bulgarian operations with the MiG-21 spanned 52 years, with 226 examples in ten variants fielded between 1963 and 1990. In total, some forty of these MiG-21s were written off.

The OMAR Mine Museum (OMAR = Organization for Mine clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation) in Kabul city unexpectedly showed me a number of preserved aircraft. Several former Afghan Air Force aircraft and helicopters were on display, but the war badly damaged most aircraft as well as the infrastructure of the museum. Luckily a large wall around the museum saved the inventory from further damage. This dual seat MiG-21 was in a terrible condition.

[Nikkormat FTn + Nikkor 105mm/2,5]

[Nikkormat FTn + Nikkor 105mm/2,5]

[Nikon D300s + Nikkor AF-S 35mm/1,8]