US military equipment left in Afghanistan now in hands of Pakistani militants

THERE IS NEW WARNING FROM PAKISTANI OFFICIALS OVER THE U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT LEFT BEHIND DURING THE UNITED STATES’ WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN TWO YEARS AGO. THE HIGH TECH MUNITION DITCHED BY THE U.S. IN ORDER TO GET TROOPS OUT OF THE REGION QUICKLY HAS ENDED UP IN THE HANDS OF A MILITANT GROUP THAT THREATENS PAKISTAN – A U.S. ALLY.

PAKISTAN’S INTERIM PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN OVER U.S. FIRE-POWER, HELICOPTERS, GUNS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOW BELONGING TO TERRORISTS ASSOCIATED WITH “TEHRIK-I-TALIBAN PAKISTAN” – 

OR TTP –  WHICH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO AL-QAEDA AND THE AFGHAN TALIBAN – WHICH OVERTOOK AFGHANISTAN’S GOVERNMENT DURING THE U.S. DEPARTURE.

HOW MUCH HIGH TECH WEAPONRY WAS LEFT BEHIND DURING THE WITHDRAWAL IS UNKNOWN – ALTHOUGH U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED IT WAS A “SIGNIFICANT” AMOUNT.

THE PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT – LONG TARGETED BY THE TTP – SAYS THEIR THREAT TO THE REGION HAS SUBSTANTIALLY HEIGHTENED SINCE GAINING ACCESS TO MODERN MILITARY EQUIPMENT – SOMETHING THEY LACKED BEFORE – ACCORDING TO PAKISTANI OFFICIALS WHO SPOKE TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

ACCORDING TO THEIR SOURCES – TTP FIGHTERS CAN NOW TARGET PAKISTANI TROOPS FROM A DISTANCE GIVEN THEIR MILITARY UPGRADE ASSIST FROM THE U.S.

THE CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER CALLING FOR A PLAN-TO-ACTION TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE OF U.S. LEFTOVER EQUIPMENT.

IT’S UNKNOWN HOW THE TTP GAINED CONTROL OVER THE U.S. EQUIPMENT.

BUT THE PAKISTANI TALIBAN HAS POSTED VIDEOS ONLINE – BOASTING THEIR NEWLY FOUND GUNS WITH LASER AND THERMAL SIGHTING SYSTEMS. TWO SECURITY OFFICIALS TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – THE AFGHAN TALIBAN LIKELY SOLD THEM THE EQUIPMENT OR GIFTED IT TO THEIR ALLIES.

THIS IS JUST THE LATEST RAMIFICATION OF THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL – STILL WIDELY CRITICIZED TWO YEARS LATER.

13 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN KABUL AFTER A DEADLY BOMBING AT THE AIRPORT.

MORE THAN 100 AFGHAN CIVILIANS ALSO DIED IN THE BLAST THAT STAINED THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.