BRUSSELS: Airborne Warning and Control System planes (AWACS) will be deployed to monitor Afghanistan war in the mid-January, said NATO spokeswoman.
Oana Lungescu, a NATO spokeswoman, in Brussels said on Friday that planes would monitor the growing traffic of aerial missions against Taliban. She says “AWACS [planes are] to begin their operations in Afghanistan in mid-January.”
The spokeswoman said AWACS long-range radar system is also fitted in the AWACS planes which help them to detect other aircraft and prevent mid-air collisions.
Defense analysts say US-led forces do not need AWACS planes and other advanced weapons meant for big wars.
The developments come after Lindsey Graham, senior Republican senator, suggested that the US should devise a plan to permanently keep American troops in the war-torn country.
The Pentagon has decided to send an additional 1,400 marines to Afghanistan, the first series of which could begin arriving on the ground as early as mid-January.
Analysts say the US is looking for an excuse to expand its military operations in the troubled South and central Asian regions to secure bases near Russia and China.
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