Having flown with a number of units from both Kabul and KAF I think you will find that no matter what the helo is, it is going to struggle there. Only one that it didnt bother - from what I saw - was the Chinook.
Would be nice to see some V22s operating over there on direct action stuff. Who knows the USAF might even have some there already working with the Special Ops guys at night
I for one think its a great aircraft/helo/hydbrid
but thats just my opinion and besides all the guys on the front lines flying with them, well they just have to work with what they got.
Ned