American Military Gear In Afghanistan Is Being Sold As Scrap

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Holen operates a handler to move containers with guidance from soldiers on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013. Holen is assigned to the South Dakota Army National Guard's 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and the soldiers are assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's 1229th Transportation Company. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen

With U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan, American Military Gear Sold As Scrap -- Washington Post

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The armored trucks, televisions, ice cream scoops and nearly everything else shipped here for America’s war against the Taliban are now part of the world’s biggest garage sale. Every week, as the U.S. troop drawdown accelerates, the United States is selling 12 to 14 million pounds of its equipment on the Afghan market.

Returning that gear to the United States from a landlocked country halfway around the world would be prohibitively expensive, according to U.S. officials. Instead, they’re leaving behind $7 billion worth of supplies, a would-be boon to the fragile Afghan economy.

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My Comment: A fitting end to this war.