[ Task & Purpose ] The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse

By | August 11, 2021

The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse

The security situation in Afghanistan is so bad that the U.S. Air Force has brought out some of its biggest guns in an attempt to stop the Taliban’s blitzkrieg throughout the country. The U.S. Air Force has committed B-52 bombers and AC-130 gunships to support Afghan forces on the ground, Task & Purpose has confirmed.

The AC-130U Gunship. Photo: U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

The U.S. Air Force has committed B-52 bombers and AC-130 gunships to support Afghan forces on the ground, Task & Purpose has confirmed. The Times of London was first to report about those U.S. aircraft being used to conduct airstrikes in Afghanistan.

No information was immediately available on how many airstrikes the B-52s and AC-130s have carried out recently.

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