Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - A C-130H transport plane is ready at a Air Self-Defense Force base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 5 to be sent to Pakistan to help airlift supplies to Afghan refugees. Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani ordered the dispatch of six C-130H aircraft under instructions from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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