Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, last week pushed the Senate Armed Services Committee to approve additional funds for the Afghan Air Force, calling airborne fighters key to the continued push against the Taliban. "The Afghan Air Force is . . . rapidly gaining capability," Nicholson said at a Feb. 9 committee hearing . "Their first ground-attack aircraft entered the fight in April. And they're now integrating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
