So we're talking about a full range of helicopters from different nations and then if we include aircraft used by the USMC we're also including the AV-8B Harrier, the FA-18 Hornet and such?

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I think I know where you're coming from; you want to keep the campaign focused towards the ground war and allowing aircraft used by ground forces like the U.S Army Aviation because helicopters and such are highly integrated with ground forces.

Well I think that's acceptable; it allows for a wide range of helicopters in service with quite a number of countries, Afghanistan is a hot-bed after all. It also opens up possibilities for UAV's and light fixed-wing observation planes.

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I think I know where you're coming from; you want to keep the campaign focused towards the ground war and allowing aircraft used by ground forces like the U.S Army Aviation because helicopters and such are highly integrated with ground forces.

Well I think that's acceptable; it allows for a wide range of helicopters in service with quite a number of countries, Afghanistan is a hot-bed after all. It also opens up possibilities for UAV's and light fixed-wing observation planes.

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That was my reasoning, exactly. I may allow close air support, as well. This will open up some of the USN and USAF fields. Reasoning behind this is that, like the A-10, some other aircraft are debatedly ground support units.

The United Kingdom deployed sea, air and land assets for the initial offensive against the Taliban/al-Qaeda in 2001-2.... The Royal Air Force contributed Tristar and VC-10 tanker aircraft, E-3D Sentry surveillance and control aircraft, Nimrod R1 surveillance aircraft, Nimrod MR2 maritime reconnaissance aircraft, Canberra PR9 reconnaissance aircraft, C-130 Hercules air transport aircraft and Chinook helicopters from 27 Squadron.