Biden administration worried that weapons are being used against civilians. There is talk of a raid to destroy at least the super-helicopters
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NEW YORK – The Badri 313 brigade of the Taliban, which presides over the presidential palace in Kabul, he does not wear long robes and turbans – the image many have in mind of the Taliban – but camouflage uniforms, bulletproof vests, helmets, M4 rifles, that is, the equipment of the US special forces. a clear illustration of what the Afghan Emirate has stolen from the Americans. The treasure is much larger in reality and includes, according to an official contacted by Reuters news agency, two thousand armored vehicles (including Humvees), about forty helicopters and planes (including UH-60 Black Hawks) ScanEagle night vision goggles and military drones.
In videos broadcast online, the Taliban can be seen inspecting vehicles and opening crates full of American military technology. The Biden Administration is concerned that weapons are being used against the civilian population, may it be end up in the hands of ISIS or rival powers such as China and Russia, and does not exclude carrying out raids to try to destroy at least a part of the largest vehicles, such as the helicopters, which were to be the main advantage strategy of the Afghan army (the planes, on the other hand, require maintenance in the long term that involves special skills). But at this precise moment, with the evacuation linked to the agreements with the Taliban for the passage of the Americans to the airport, it is too risky to antagonize the militiamen in power.
August 20, 2021 (change August 20, 2021 | 15:21)
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