
On Wednesday, Taliban soldiers were seen in a video celebrating, while parading around captured American vehicles and weapons outside the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
These are the U.S. weapons and gear left behind by President Joe Biden’s messy withdrawal from the country. The Agence France-Press reported that the images were authentic.
#UPDATE The Taliban prepared on Wednesday to stage a parade showcasing some of the military hardware they captured during their takeover of #Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden defended his decision to end the two-decade war https://t.co/9e6Z7vnu6p pic.twitter.com/FmRDir5ET0
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 1, 2021
Taliban Flags Can Be Seen Flying Behind U.S. Weaponry
In video, viewers can see Taliban flags flying from an enormous convoy of transports and armored fighting vehicles. The Taliban also reportedly flew a captured U.S. Black Hawk helicopter over Kandahar, with a Taliban flag flying from it.
Taliban parade shows off plundered US hardware https://t.co/DiL1BhxOSY pic.twitter.com/a4uXcEBbQz
— CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) September 1, 2021
Taliban show off their newly acquired American Humvees in a parade held in Kandahar, the 'spiritual birthplace' of the #Taliban. #Talibans #Panjshir #Afghanistan #Afghan #AfghanTaliban #Kabul #Kabulairport #Kandahar #Afghanishtan #USA #USArmy pic.twitter.com/f9bfVQ4gGo
— Hamza Azhar Salam (@HamzaAzhrSalam) September 1, 2021
Reports On What Could Be Seen At The Taliban Victory Parade
CNN reported, “Fighters waved white Taliban flags from Humvees and armored SUVs at the military parade, where many of the vehicles appeared in near perfect condition. The Taliban also organized an air display with a recently seized Black Hawk helicopter flying past the militants along the road while also trailing a white Taliban flag.”
“In one video, militants dressed in US-style uniforms and holding US-made weapons examined a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter parked inside a hangar,” CNN noted.
The news outlet added, “Taliban fighters were also seen posing for photographs while sitting in the cockpits of planes and helicopters that once belonged to the Afghan Air Force.”
The UK Guardian observed “white-bearded Taliban leaders waited in the shade in the players’ dugout, reclining on armchairs behind wooden coffee tables as they waited for the parade to start. Others sat crossed-legged on the grass, while hundreds more gathered in the terrace stand to watch.”
“Pick-up trucks laden with supporters rolled past the convoy of military vehicles, some armed with heavy weapons and machine guns,” the Guardian reported.
BREAKING → Democrats just blocked a vote to require a plan from President Biden to bring Americans home and to account for all the military equipment he left behind.
Republicans will not stop until every American is home safely. https://t.co/lM5tMpQz3D
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) August 31, 2021
On Tuesday, House Democrats blocked a resolution that would have forced the Biden administration to regain lost U.S. military equipment left behind after America’s withdrawal from the country.
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