Photos show Taliban fighters posing in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force plane after the US withdrew its troops and left equipment behind – By Sinéad Baker (Business Insider) / Aug 31 2021
Taliban fighters have access to equipment left behind by the US, Afghan, and other militaries.
Photos show them in an Afghan Air Force jet after taking control of Kabul airport after US withdrawal.
The US said it disabled a lot of its military equipment so the Taliban can’t use it.
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Taliban fighters took control of Kabul airport after the last US military jet left the country on Monday.
Photos published on Tuesday show militants posing in the cockpits of Afghan Air Force jets that had once been used against them, which was left behind alongside large amounts of US military equipment. The Afghan Air Force had previously trained with the US-led coalition.
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