Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Troops Taliban holding a military parade using the main tool of the defense system (defense equipment) like a relic armored tactical (rantis) vehicle United States of America and helicopter Russia to show off military might, in Kabul, on Sunday (14/11).
The spokesman for the defense minister, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, said the military parade was to celebrate 250 soldiers who had just graduated from training, reports said. Reuters.
During the march, M117 armored vehicles were seen moving slowly, while MI-17 helicopters patrolled the air. The Taliban troops who were at the event were also seen carrying US-made rifles, the M4.
Almost all the weapons and equipment they use are supplied from the United States. Initially, the equipment was supplied to the Afghan national forces in order to fight the Taliban.
However, when the Taliban began to attack the big cities, they did not fight back. Then on August 15, the group managed to enter the presidential palace in Kabul smoothly.
Afghan forces did not budge and left key military assets, while president Ashraf Ghani fled to other countries.
Referring to a late 2020 report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar) said the US transferred more than 28 billion land equipment and services to the Afghan government.
The tools include weapons, ammunition, vehicles, devices, aircraft and surveillance systems from 2002 to 2017.
During the final day of evacuation in Kabul, US forces destroyed more than 70 aircraft, dozens of armored vehicles, crippling air defenses.
Some of the planes were flown by previous government forces to neighboring Central Asia.
However, the Taliban still inherited other planes they could use. However, so far it remains unclear how many will remain operational.
Shortly after their victory, the Taliban announced they would form their own version of the army consisting of militias and former troops from the previous government.
The new troops are also said to have started wearing Afghan military uniforms and shedding traditional clothes, which are usually worn by Taliban militias.
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