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486:Ariana Afghan Airlines
461:Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
448:Afghan National Police
437:McGuire Air Force Base
323:Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
325:International Airport
205:Herat Airport (Herat)
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1161:2020–2021 withdrawal
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