U.S. Left $7 Billion In Military Hardware In Afghanistan Following The Chaotic Withdrawal Of American Troops Last Year

A Taliban fighter poses with a US-made Afghan air force Blackhawk helicopter at Kandahar airfield in August last year, as weapons fell into the hands of the country's new rulers

Daily Mail: The US left $7 billion of military gear - including 78 aircraft, 12,000 Humvees and thousands of air-to-ground weapons - in Afghanistan after Biden's chaotic 2021 withdrawal, according to Pentagon report

* Pentagon report details billion of dollars in arms left in Afghanistan after exit

* It was prepared for Congress, and obtained by CNN * It says $7 billion in hardware was left behind last year after chaotic withdrawal

* That includes $1 billion of aircraft and some 22,000 military Humvees

* The details will provide ammunition for critics who say President Biden should have done a better job of ensuring weapons did not fall into Taliban hands

* Some 9,524 air-to-ground munitions were also left in the country

A Pentagon report reveals that billions of dollars in weapons and military equipment transferred to the Afghan government was left behind in Afghanistan after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country.

In all, about $7 billion worth of hardware remained in the country after the Taliban seized control, according to the report prepared for Congress which was obtained by CNN.

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