Will the US try to recover or destroy all those Afghan planes?

FULLER VERSION OF MY STORY IN THE TIMES TODAY: Nearly a third of the Afghan air force’s operational light attack planes and helicopters are parked at an airport in Uzbekistan after a last-minute flight across the border. US-supplied A-29 Super Tucanos and Black Hawk helicopters are among the most prized possessions of the Afghan air force and some of these advanced aircraft are now safely in neighbouring Uzbekistan. However, unless Afghan pilots manage to fly out more aircraft over the next few days, the Taliban will still have acquired about 121 planes and helicopters of mixed capabilities and of different origins, many of which require maintenance and refurbishment. Satellite imagery shows 46 Afghan air force aircraft lined up at Termez airport of which 22 are fixed-wing and 24 helicopters. The government in Uzbekistan confirmed their arrival. The fixed-wing aircraft safely over the border include six A-29 Super Tucanos, five Cessna 208B Caravans and 11 Pilatus PC-12NG surveillance planes. An additional Super Tucano flew into Uzbekistan but crashed , apparently after running out of fuel, although initial reports claimed it had been shot down. Helicopters at Termez airport appear to include at least half a dozen Black Hawks and up to 20 Russian-made Mi-17 Hips. The size of the Afghan air force in terms of aircraft assets varies according to different estimates. However, recent US official figures claim there were 167 planes and helicopters available for use at the end of June, although many were under maintenance. There are a further 44 airframes but not in an operational state. Before the departure of 46 aircraft and helicopters to Uzbekistan, the air force included 25 Brazil-made Super Tucanos, 33 Cessna Caravans, 18 Pilatus surveillance and reconnaissance planes , 11 Black Hawks and four C-130 Hercules transporters. So far the Pentagon has given no indication whether it plans to take steps to recover or destroy the multi-billion dollar aircraft and helicopters supplied to the Afghan air force. In the weeks leading up to the Taliban take-over of Kabul, US air force B-52s, AC-130 Spectre gunships and armed Reaper drones, all flying from Qatar, targeted a number of American Humvees and artillery captured by the insurgents. But none of the captured Afghan air force aircraft or helicopters were bombed. With the fate of the 300,000-strong Afghan national security forces uncertain, the Taliban have now taken over an impressive inventory of weapons and armoured vehicles as well as the aircraft assets. The US-provided armoury now in their hands includes 104,000 M16 assault rifles, 10,000 M4 carbines, 7,000 or so Humvees, 170 M113 armoured personnel carriers and 155 mine-resistant MRAP armoured vehicles.