Posted on 08/20/2021 4:43:09 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black Hawks, according to reports.
The US gave the Afghan military an estimated $28 billion in weaponry between 2002 and 2017 — including seven brand new helicopters delivered to Kabul just a month ago.
The war chest also included the supply of at least 600,000 infantry weapons — including M16 assault rifles — as well as 162,000 pieces of communication equipment and 16,000 night-vision goggles.
In just two years from 2017 to 2019, the US gave 7,035 machine guns, 4,702 Humvees, 20,040 hand grenades, 2,520 bombs and 1,394 grenade launchers, The Hill noted, citing a report last year from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
“Everything that hasn’t been destroyed is the Taliban’s now,” one US official told Reuters, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
It has left US officials clinging to the hope that the aircraft will prove too tricky to maintain and fly for the Taliban to use effectively — with a leader this week admitting the group did not have trained pilots.
“Ironically, the fact that our equipment breaks down so often is a life-saver here,” a third official told Reuters.
But just having night-vision goggles — of which the US has given at least 16,000 since 2003 — is a huge advantage.
“The ability to operate at night is a real game-changer,” one congressional aide told Reuters.
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How did we go from the nation that won the Cold War without firing a shot to this?
bttt
The guns we’re not allowed to have? Thr one’s that are made by Americans but we can’t own?
Our enemies were given ?
According to Biden those are used to fight thr us government. Nukes? Planes?
"All those Americans and foreigners died from gun violence that was caused by America flooding our country with ghost guns." said Taliban spokesman Al Humpa Gote.
The optimist in me thinks the tolly-bon will use them against the chinks.
The helicopters and tanks are pretty much worthless as they have no maintainence to keep them working and I doubt they really have any pilots anyway.
So much for gun control, President Retard 🤪
I think the Tallyband are already packing this stuff up and shipping it someplace
where they getting amo I need some
We should NEVER tolerate the word “gun control” from these woke, useless, communist bassturds EVER again.....EVER.
Biden is considering giving the Taliban 500 million dollars for support.
They don’t have pilots but Iran does. How long before these helicopters are moved across the border and put into service. Iran is quite adept at keeping American equipment operational.
That’s a Lot of Retirement Cash for a lot of generals and congress critters, how much do you think they sold it for? 5 cents on the dollar? a penny? Did the Big Guy get his cut?
There is NOW FU^&*&% WAY IN HELL they were just Left there, Somebody got PAID!!!
This was no accident - it was the plan to equip Iran.
Too bad these weapons won’t be used in western China against the PLA. It’s very odd that the Taliban doesn’t GAF about their enslaved brothers in China..
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