White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that it was not the
Biden administration’s intention to arm the Taliban with billions of
dollars in military equipment originally given to the Afghan government
but claimed that the United States is taking steps to “reduce the amount
of equipment” in the Taliban’s possession before completing the troop
withdrawal at the end of the month.
Here’s the arsenal that we provided to the Taliban:
Psaki, fielding questions at Monday’s White House press briefing, declined to “get into details” of how specifically U.S. forces are carrying out the equipment destruction or recovery but assured reporters “that is part of their effort.”
Rep. Jim Banks, an Indiana lawmaker who chairs the Republican Study Committee and served in Afghanistan, estimated the value of what was left behind at $85 billion.
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