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Washington: A US report has confirmed that billions of dollars worth of US weapons, military equipment and security infrastructure left behind during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 have now become an important part of the Taliban\u2019s security machinery.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, an investigative report by UN monitoring teams and the Washington Post has revealed that some of these weapons have already reached the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has intensified attacks in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The 137-page report, released this week by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), found that Congress provided nearly $144.7 billion for Afghanistan\u2019s reconstruction and democratic transition from 2002 to 2021, but ultimately neither reconstruction nor democratic transition took place.<\/p>\n
Recent UN assessments further illustrate the regional impact of this failure. A UN panel has reported that the Afghan Taliban are still providing logistical and operational support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, while the Washington Post has documented that dozens of US-made weapons are now in the hands of terrorists in Pakistan, who are targeting the state.<\/p>\n
According to the report, one reason for the proliferation of these weapons is the lack of oversight in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. The report says due to the Taliban takeover, SIGAR did not have the opportunity to inspect any equipment or facilities provided to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).<\/p>\n
The US Department of Defense has confirmed that approximately $7.1 billion worth of US-supplied equipment was left behind, including thousands of vehicles, millions of small arms, night vision devices and more than 160 aircraft.<\/p>\n
According to the Washington Post, at least 63 weapons seized in Pakistan have serial numbers that match those provided to Afghan forces.<\/p>\n
The Washington Post quoted Pakistani officials as saying that some of these rifles and carbines are far superior to those used by TTP fighters before 2021. UN monitoring reports also echo this concern, with the 36th Monitoring Report (2025) estimating that around 6,000 TTP fighters are spread across Afghanistan\u2019s Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Kunar, Uruzgan, and Zabul provinces and share training facilities with al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Denmark\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative, Sandra Jensen Landy, said the TTP is receiving logistical and critical support from authorities in Kabul. UN reports have detailed arrangements by the Taliban for TTP leaders, such as providing them with guesthouses, weapons permits, movement privileges, and immunity from arrest, which have helped the group gain deeper influence in Afghan territory. (SIGAR) Quarterly reports for 2025 also mention cross-border attacks, including one in South Waziristan that killed 16 Pakistani security personnel.<\/p>\n
The US had purchased 96,000 ground vehicles, more than 427,000 weapons, 17,400 night vision devices, and at least 162 aircraft for Afghan forces. (As of July 2021, when the Afghan government collapsed, the Afghan Air Force had 131 operational US-supplied aircraft, almost all of which are now under Taliban control.<\/p>\n
The report concludes the US\u2019s desire to build a stable and democratic government in Afghanistan was thwarted from the start by faulty assumptions and incompatible partnerships. The report further states that US decisions have empowered corrupt, rights-abusing powerful individuals, undermined governance, and given rise to the recruitment of insurgent groups, and ultimately weakened the institutions the US wanted to build, and US$29 billion has been lost to fraud and corruption.<\/p>\n
The human cost has been far greater, with tens of thousands of Afghans and more than 2,450 US troops killed, and despite this, the Taliban regained power, who are now using the same equipment that the United States had purchased for their rivals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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