— Regarding some claims that the C-17s didn't land in Bagram, but flew for 'reconnaisance'

The reports are quite nonsense, the C-17s cannot be used for reconnaisance in these conditions at all. In the first picture, you can see that it was flying over Kabul in some 6,400ft altitude, in the second picture it's stated that average altitude of Kabul is around 5,900ft, the Kabul countryside is also the same

Reconnaisance isn't normally done in 500ft altitude, also, why the US would try to do reconnaisance for the Islamic State in the capital of Afghanistan?

C-17s are mainly cargo planes- they likely indeed did unload some cargo in Bagram.

🇨🇿 | @czaktuality

Tell me what's wrong with this post here? Any type of larping cannot salvage this.

There are several issues with this take. First, Kabul sits at over 5,900 feet elevation, so claiming a C-17 was flying at 200 feet for reconnaissance is physically and operationally absurd—it would be skimming rooftops. Second, the C-17 is a cargo aircraft, not a surveillance platform; it lacks the sensors or capabilities for any kind of ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) mission. Third, flying low in mountainous terrain with a massive jet like that is reckless and tactically pointless. Fourth, turning off transponders is common during classified transport missions, not recon. Finally, the flight paths and transponder behavior match the pattern of a quick insertion or extraction, not aerial surveillance. The post just doesn’t hold up under basic scrutiny.

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