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Pentagon Training Afghan Pilots For Deployment In Ukraine: Report

Over 100 Afghan personnel were killed since Taliban came to power, said a UN report(Representational)Washington: The US Department of Defence, also known as the Pentagon, is set to train former Afghan pilots in California and send them via Poland to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, Russian media agency Tass claimed citing a military diplomatic source.According to the source quoted by Russian media, this involves former pilots and other Afghans who have served in special units. "They are also offered to undergo training and sign a contract which involves the subsequent deployment to the combat zone in Ukraine," Russian newsagency Tass reporting quoting an anonymous source.However, these measures wouldn't affect the outcome of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, it added. However, th...