A video shared on Twitter shows Taliban fighters dressed in stolen U.S. military uniforms roaming around a hangar at the now-decommissioned Kabul International Airport.
The video, which was captured Monday by Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos, shows five Taliban members visiting a hangar previously controlled by the US and inspecting helicopters left behind following the Aug. 30 departure. Taliban men appear to be armed and wearing US military gear, like helmets and bulletproof vests.
#Taliban fighters enter a hangar in #Kabul Airport and examine #chinook helicopters after #US leaves #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/flJx0cLf0p
— Nabih (@nabihbulos) August 30, 2021
As the imposters walk around the airport, many gunshots can be heard in the background.
According to the Times, the helicopters in the video are Chinooks.
U.S. officials enabled over $85 billion dollars worth of military equipment to slip into the hands of the Taliban. This equipment included rifles, aircraft, helicopters, and artillery. The Department of Defense asserted that it had demilitarized and rendered obsolete the equipment prior to the withdrawal of US forces.
At around 3:29 p.m., the final US flight from Afghanistan departed Kabul Airport, signaling the end of American troop presence in the country. Numerous Americans are still stranded in the nation.
President Joe Biden had committed to having every American out by Aug. 31. “Our two-decade military presence in Afghanistan has come to an end,” Biden said in a statement announcing the withdrawal’s conclusion.
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