US. Army Uses Russian Helecopter in Afghanistan

404130 09: An Afghan Airport Security guard stands near a Russian-built MI-26 April 8, 2002 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The MI-26 was flown by Russian pilots to bring back a damaged US Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Shah-i-Kot Valley where it was shot down by enemy fire. The MI-26 is the worlds largest single propeller helicopter. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)