Shown here are G222 aircraft sitting on an airfield at Kabul International Airport. Special Inspector General John Sopko is pictured, third from right.Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Scrap Heap Of War: Billions In Equipment Being Left Behind In Afghanistan -- FOX News
How much "stuff" is the United States military leaving behind as it withdraws from Afghanistan after 12 years of war? Try some $6 billion worth.
And much of it may yet end up in a junk pile.
That includes 850 MRAPS (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles which have been credited with saving countless lives from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the road, but now will either be given to an allied country (as long as they pay the shipping costs) or for scrap on the Afghan market.
This calculation is being done over and over, as U.S. military officials weigh what to bring home and what to leave in the battlefield. As Afghanistan heads into elections this weekend, U.S. forces are preparing for a total, or almost total, withdrawal by the end of the year.
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My Comment: Only $6 billion ?!?!?!
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