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. Amir Amanullah Khan, left, stands near a Soviet airplane.
- Categories: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
- Event date: 15.09.1924
- Date published: 01.09.2021
- Author: Alexey Varfolomeev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-15438, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5343x3543px, 6.8Mb