UK showcases Mi-17 training work with Afghan crews

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/03/339017/uk-showcases-mi-17-training-work-with-afghan-crews.html

The MoD confirms that "Afghan pilots and aircrew have been training with the UK Joint Helicopter Command with support from Qinetiq" using the transports. The students will serve as "the seed corn of an indigenous Afghan national security force helicopter capability", it adds.