The Tiger was the wrong choice.
Although AIR 87 wasn't the worse conceived and run project - "Super" Seasprite takes that prize - it continually changed scope, and ended up being for an armed recce helo. (The project had at various times also included wide area surveillance by SAR and as well as a UGS surveillance component!)
There were ample warnings that Tiger had underperforming engine problems - alarm bells should have rung that "high and hot" performance was not going to cut it. Alas, still no IOC with AAAv.
While orphans like Rooivalk and Mangusta would also have been problematic, we maybe should have overcooked it and gone for AH-64D in the name of Coalition interoperability. Failing that, a mix of AH-1Z and UH-1Y would have been better than the problems that have been foisted upon the ADF.
French Tiger ops in Afghanistan? Yes they are there, probably as a martketing ploy by the tricky Frogs. What they are tasked with, the availability, and ability to achieve the mission is a different matter.