US Special Ops aircraft cover Kabul evacuation

More than a dozen US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) aircraft joined the US-led airlift mission to evacuate civilians from Kabul in the 15 days after Afghanistan's capital city fell to Taliban forces. A contingent of AFSOC aircraft were tracked operating from Nur Khan Air Base in Pakistan during Operation Allies Refuge, where they are believed to have stood up a combat search and rescue (CSAR) task force. From the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base outside of Islamabad, these