Over the years, the United States provided the Afghan military with a huge array of arms and vehicles, including M4 carbines, rockets, A-29 light attack aircraft, Humvees, and copious ammunition for assault rifles and machine guns
Members of the Taliban 313 Badri Unit, with American weapons, patrol a former CIA base in Kabul on Sept. 6, 2021. The Taliban seized troves of American weapons and vehicles from surrendering Afghan soldiers; Image: Victor J. Blue/The New York Times
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