THE US early Tuesday morning, August 31, completed it’s withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, the first
time in 20 years that the country will be without
foreign forces.
time in 20 years that the country will be without
foreign forces.
As the last US soldier departed on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster before dawn on Tuesday, celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul after the Taliban took
complete control of the airport.Just minutes after US military forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, armed Taliban fighters were seen entering a hangar at the Hamid Karzai.
complete control of the airport.Just minutes after US military forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, armed Taliban fighters were seen entering a hangar at the Hamid Karzai.
International airport in Kabul where four heavy-duty. Chinook helicopters (built by the Us) are stationed. In a shocking video captured by LA Times journalist
Nabih Bulos, members of the Taliban wearing US
military gear, including ballistic vests and helmets, entered a formerly US controlled hanger to examine
the helicopters left behind by the US.The hasty withdrawal ended 20 years of America’s
war in Afghanistan.
Nabih Bulos, members of the Taliban wearing US
military gear, including ballistic vests and helmets, entered a formerly US controlled hanger to examine
the helicopters left behind by the US.The hasty withdrawal ended 20 years of America’s
war in Afghanistan.
The Taliban now has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons, according to Republican congressman Jim Banks, who had earlier served in Afghanistan.
The fighters have access to “75,000 vehicles, over
200 airplanes and helicopters, and over 600,000 small arms and light weapons. They have more Black Hawk helicopters than 85 per cent of the countries in
the world, Banks warned .
200 airplanes and helicopters, and over 600,000 small arms and light weapons. They have more Black Hawk helicopters than 85 per cent of the countries in
the world, Banks warned .
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