From Stars And Stripes:
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Rocket-propelled grenades began whizzing by the rickety, Soviet-era M-17 chopper. Flying 50 feet above a canyon floor in Kandahar province, the Afghan pilot suddenly began to climb, lurching dangerously close to another Mi-17. Sitting in the co-pilot seat, U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Rennell abruptly seized control of the chopper and narrowly averted a mid-air collision.
Then the Afghan pilot started pouting, Rennell recalled.
"He gets so upset about me taking the controls that he takes his helmet off," Rennell said. "If you [quit mid-mission like this] in the U.S., you’re done."
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My Comment: By the sound of it .... it appears that it is going to take decades before the Afghan Air Force can be a viable force .... and that is if the funding and support is constant in the next decade or two.
But in the interim .... everyone plugs along and tries their best.