U.S. troops exiting Afghanistan left behind a vast amount of military gear and equipment that have made the Taliban better-armed than ever
When Taliban fighters rode triumphantly into Kabul airport early Tuesday, they did so on U.S. pickup trucks, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles. Then they spent hours examining the bonanza of materiel that U.S. troops unintentionally bequeathed them in what had beenThe group’s blindingly fast sweep through most of Afghanistan netted it billions of dollars’ worth of U.S.
Taliban fighters stand ready as the militant group secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in the wake of the American forces completing their withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Taliban fighters line up to show off their weapons and their force, as they control access to the Abbey Gate and make Afghans with travel documents wait in congregate under the sun before proceeding, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.
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