Afghan Pilots Who Sought Safety in Uzbekistan Poised for U.S. Transfer Under New Agreement

WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Uzbekistan have reached an settlement to transfer a group of Afghan Air Force pilots and their relatives to a U.S. navy foundation as before long as this weekend, individuals acquainted with the issue claimed.

The Uzbek federal government has been beneath extreme force by the Taliban in Afghanistan to hand above the pilots, who flew on their own and relatives to safety in Uzbekistan aboard Afghan Air Force helicopters and airplanes.