Soviet supplies of weapons, munitions and military equipment to Afghanistan. In September 1924, six R-1 reconnaissance airplanes were delivered by air from Tashkent to Kabul via the Hindu Kush Range. R-1 is the first Soviet mass-produced airplane designed by Nikolai Polikarpov. The Soviet pilots were instructed to support the troops of the Afghan ruler Amir Amanullah Khan during an internal Afghan war.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
- Event date: 15.09.1924
- Date published: 01.09.2021
- Author: Alexey Varfolomeev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-15437, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5377x3543px, 6.5Mb