Warzone/The Drive: Here's What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul Airport
Aircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out.
The U.S. military has now withdrawn entirely from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of operations in the country.
As expected, at the very end, the U.S. military ensured that a variety of weapons and equipment, both American and that had belonged to the Afghan government, were destroyed or otherwise disabled.
You can get up to speed on what is otherwise known about the final departure of U.S. forces in our report linked here.
At a press conference today, U.S. Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said the following items had been "demilitarized" at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul:
* At least two Counter-Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (C-RAM) defense systems
* A total of 73 aircraft, including U.S. and Afghan airframes
* 70 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored trucks
* 27 Humvees
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WNU Editor: No word on how this equipment was disabled .... US military disabled scores of aircraft before leaving Kabul airport (AFP).More here .... The US military says it permanently disabled over 150 vehicles and aircraft before leaving Kabul so they can 'never be used again' (Business Insider).
I had just listened to a high-ranking officer note that unlike Nam, where equipment left was used in warfare against other nations close by, the Taliban is not going to war against other countries at this point and thus most of that stuff is now useful only for propaganda show.
ReplyDeleteSome if it is being reversed engineered.
ReplyDeleteOther of it will be used clandestinely as a false flag.
The general is wrong.
As soon as the media mentioned the use of C-RAMS being used the other day I was instantly sure they would be left behind.
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