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Photos: What weapons and equipment are left behind when the US military leaves Afghanistan | Armaments | Taliban

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[Epoch Times September 3, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Lin Zirong reported) After the U.S. military left Afghanistan, many weapons and armaments were left behind, many of which were previously aided by the Afghan government forces. After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they also received these. U.S. military armaments.

The commander of the US Central Command Kenneth McKenzie (Kenneth McKenzie) once stated that the US military’s armaments in Afghanistan include about 70 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) and 27 Hummvee vehicles. ). Before the U.S. withdrawal, 73 aircraft were disarmed, rendering them unable to fly and operate.

McKinsey said that the remaining “those aircraft can no longer fly…cannot be operated by anyone.”

The U.S. military also left the anti-rocket, artillery and mortar system (C-RAM) used to protect Kabul Airport from rocket attacks. The U.S. military also scrapped these equipment before leaving. “The process of dismantling those systems is complicated and time-consuming, so we abolished the equipment of those systems and made it unusable again.” McKinsey said.

The picture shows that on August 31, after the Taliban’s special force “Badri” received the equipment and weapons of the U.S. military, the soldiers of the unit put on the full equipment of the U.S. military. The A-29 attack aircraft and the equipment of many soldiers were left in the hangar at Kabul Airport. Taliban members took pictures of the destroyed MD 530 helicopter. “Mine-proof and anti-ambush vehicles” can also be seen in Kabul Airport.

On September 1, in Kandahar province (Kandahar), Taliban members flew into the sky in a Black Hawk helicopter with Taliban flags flying on the fuselage. On the ground, many Taliban militants lined up in a Humvee to parade.

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August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s special force “Badri” received equipment and weapons left over by the U.S. military. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s special force “Badri” received equipment and weapons left over by the U.S. military. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s special force “Badri” received equipment and weapons left over by the U.S. military. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the US military evacuated Afghanistan, a damaged MD 530 helicopter was left at Kabul Airport. A Taliban member (left) is taking a photo. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, a damaged helicopter was left at Kabul Airport. The picture shows the helicopter cockpit looking out. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, a damaged helicopter was left at Kabul Airport. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the “Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected” (MRAP) was left at Kabul Airport. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, A-29 attack aircraft and many soldiers’ equipment were left in the hangar of Kabul Airport. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
August 31, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, A-29 attack aircraft and many soldiers’ equipment were left in the hangar of Kabul Airport. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
On September 1, 2021, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, after the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban members boarded the Humvee left by the U.S. military. (JAVED TANVEER/AFP via Getty Images)
On September 1, 2021, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (Kandahar), after the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban members drove the Black Hawk helicopter left by the U.S. military and hung the Taliban flag on the side of the plane. (JAVED TANVEER/AFP via Getty Images)
On September 1, 2021, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (Kandahar), after the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban members drove the Black Hawk helicopter left by the U.S. military and hung the Taliban flag on the side of the plane. (JAVED TANVEER/AFP via Getty Images)

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