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Mohammed Dauran-Ghulam Masum, who was originally chosen for the prime crew of Soyuz TM-6 in 1988 but was replaced by Abdul Ahad Mohmand, is now Afghan National Army Air Corps commander and the counterpart to the U.S. commander of the Combined Air Power Transition Force in Afghanistan.

From the U.S. Air Force (via James Oberg):

"The Air Corps is not restricted (to any particular area)," said General Darwan, a former MiG-21 pilot who also served as a Russian Cosmonaut during the Soviet era. "We meet the demands of the nation. Any type of mission we receive from the government, we are able to support -- VIP, distinguished visitors, parliament members -- we are here to help them."

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