You all are missing the point. Great strike pics, I know. But we wouldn't have wasted the ordinance on junk aircraft that no one in Afghanistan knows how to repair anyway. We already knew the condition of the aircraft going in. Most of them were probably airworthy.
The Herat mission was flown on behalf of the United Front. It's a confidence building mission to spread the word through the NA ranks that the dreaded Taliban aircraft are out of commission for good.
But what really should have perked up everyone's ears is the Mazer-e-Sherif. We hit a regimental hq (for what passes for a Taliban regiment). We are flying air cap for the Northern Alliance, people. Within ten days Mazer-e-Sherif will be in our hands. That's what this should tell you.
Chris