TALIBAN fighters surged across Afghanistan in a matter of weeks plundering stocks of US weapons and vehicles- earning themselves the title of the world’s most heavily armed terror group. With…
Pictures published throughout the Taliban's rampage have shown them scooping huge hauls of US-made guns - some of which their fighters can be seen carrying as they entered Kabul.
Humvees have become a common sight being driven by the militant after being taken from the Afghan Army or being left behind the US. Taliban fighters were seen posed with US-made Blackhawks and Cayuse Warrior choppers as they seized Kanadahar airfield, and other images have show militants with Boeing-made ScanEagle drones.
These soldiers inflated their numbers and the fake troopers' salaries - paid for the Pentagon - were siphoned off to line corrupt officials' pockets.
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