Earlier, a video emerged on social media allegedly showing Taliban* militants flying in a helicopter that the group had seized from retreating government forces. The insurgent group's fighters also repeatedly reported capturing small arms and armoured vehicles supplied by the US to Afghanistan.
Some of the military vehicles previously operated by the Afghan Air Force stationed at Kandahar Airport have apparently ended up in the hands of the Taliban* after the terrorist group seized an airbase earlier this week.
In a series of videos and photos released by the terrorist group, at least two UH-60 Black Hawks and two Mi-17 helicopters can be seen apparently left by the retreating government forces at the airport. The Black Hawks were supplied by the US and are a part of Washington's $88 billion spending on the security of the country and efforts to boost the Afghan military's preparedness to fight the Taliban without any external assistance.
Additionally, a person can be heard in the background claiming that a total of five military helicopters and several jets had been seized by the Taliban at Kandahar Airport. The videos, however, suggest that not all of the equipment might be operational. One Mi-17 is missing rotor blades, while another is covered in a sheet with its blades either missing, or folded, or removed for storage.
One of the US-supplied Black Hawks, in turn, seemingly has one of its engines disassembled for repairs. At the same time, another iconic American…
