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Report: Afghan air force probed in drug, gun smuggling

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    Aircraft used in smuggling ring?

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This is the same air force that was established in trained by the US military.

And paid for with US tax dollars.

-- his story Conner Powell is streaming live on this mountain Kabul Afghanistan blasts.

Martha the US government has spent some two billion dollars training and equipping the Afghan air force.

All -- and hopes here of building up Afghan security system.

That will support the Afghan government when US and international troops -- -- 2014 but now the US military says.

They are looking into allegations.

That there were members of the Afghan air force they were using helicopters and airplanes Bob by American taxpayers.

It's a very around drugs and weapons across the country a part of a large drug ring.

Now the US military stresses that these are only allegations and it is is not an official investigation.

Because they say they're just beginning to look into these allegations these allegations stem from another investigation.

Which happened earlier this year into the shooting of eight US airmen and one -- US civilian.

Who were shot by colonel -- ball -- an Afghan air force pilot.

He shot those US and international advisors.

This summer at the air force was looking into that shooting and -- allegations of corruption and drug running -- that from now Martha.

Boy you know -- imagine -- People listen this story shaking their heads the money the investment of time the treasure of personal treasure lost and Afghanistan.

-- what does this tell us.

If there's any truth to it about the Afghan security forces and what about the rest of them.

Martha the US government and interestingly they've been spending billions you're trying to -- -- the Afghan security forces and as you know in the last few weeks there's been a rash of shootings.

By Afghan security forces police officers.

And soldiers shooting the US and international troops this is an endemic problem here across Afghanistan there is a real lack of trust.

Here in Afghanistan between coalition forces this only add to that lack of trust Martha.

Story.

Tough -- I thank.

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