Between 2005 and 2021, Washington sent the Afghan government $18.6 billion worth of weapons, according to the document accessed by CNN.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. left in military equipment in Afghanistan worth $7.12 billion.
After the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in August 2021 $7.12 billion worth of US military equipment was left in the country, according to a US Department of Defense report prepared at the request of Congress in March 2022, which CNN had access to.
Now all of these weapons will be in the hands of the Taliban and the Pentagon has no plans to return to Afghanistan “Recover or destroy” their equipment, the document says.
In all, Washington shipped $18.6 billion worth of military equipment to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces between 2005 and August 2021, according to the report. Aircraft, air-to-ground munitions, military vehicles, guns, communication equipment and other war material are among the weapons left in the country after the troops left the country.
It also states that “much” of the equipment left behind in Afghanistan requires specialized maintenance, which was previously provided to Afghan government forces by Pentagon contractors “in the form of technical knowledge and assistance.”
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The US also left 78 aircraft worth $923.3 million at Kabul International Airport, which were demilitarized and left idle before the withdrawal was complete, and more than 40,000 military vehicles, including 12,000 Humvees.
The country also had 9,524 air-to-surface munitions worth $6.54 million. Most of them are not accurate, the report is detailed. Communications devices are “almost all” night vision, surveillance, biometrics, and location devices, almost all together
42 thousand pieces.
This includes commercial and military radio systems, transmitters and associated encryption equipment. In addition, 17,500 explosive detection devices, “electronic countermeasures” and personal protective equipment, among other things, remained in Taliban hands.
Some of the supplies that the US initially wanted to send to Afghanistan were destined for Ukraine. The report showed that five Mi-17 helicopters were officially transferred to Kyiv this year, having previously been sent on maintenance work.
Other equipment transferred to Ukraine included 37,000 howitzer shells, as well as more than 15 million rounds of rifle ammunition, more than 99,000 grenade shells and around 119,000 82mm mortar shells.