Karzai's Afghanistan: afghan021

A decoy Blackhawk helicopter in President Karzai's entourage aborts a landing at a road-opening ceremony in Charikar, north of Kabul. The president is constantly surrounded by a large US and Afghan security detail including, on this day, at least 200 soldiers and private security guards, 2 Chinook helicopters, 2 Blackhawk helicopters, 2 Apache helicopters, and at least one fighter jet circling overhead.

A decoy Blackhawk helicopter in President Karzai's entourage aborts a landing at a road-opening ceremony in Charikar, north of Kabul. The president is constantly surrounded by a large US and Afghan security detail including, on this day, at least 200 soldiers and private security guards, 2 Chinook helicopters, 2 Blackhawk helicopters, 2 Apache helicopters, and at least one fighter jet circling overhead.