Note that the photo in post 480 is a CH-53D from the 60's era, not one of the brand new CH-53E's from the 80's. The big differences are one engine, one rotor blade and a whole lot of payload up hot and high.
The payload of the phrog in that country is often nonexistent. It's often noted that in the Marine Corps the V-22 is primarily replacing the H-46, not the H-53. For Afghanistan it doesn't have to do much to be a great replacement.