The Taliban organized a military parade with weapons made in the USA – Topky.sk

The parade was associated with the graduation of 250 newly trained soldiers, said a spokesman for the local Ministry of Defense. On Kabul’s main boulevard, the Taliban performed in dozens of US-made M1117 Guardian armored vehicles. The footage showed that many soldiers were armed with American M4 Carbine assault rifles. However, Russian-made Mil Mi-17 helicopters also flew in the air.

According to Reuters, most of the weapons and equipment that Taliban troops now use come from Americans who have sought to build an Afghan national force in Afghanistan capable of fighting the Taliban. According to Reuters, the military parade was supposed to show the world the ongoing transformation of the militant movement from an insurgent force to a permanent state army. Taliban officials said pilots, mechanics and other specialists from the former Afghan army would be integrated into the new forces. They have already begun to wear conventional military uniforms instead of the traditional Afghan clothing commonly worn by their fighters.