Inside Taliban’s terrifying $212M arsenal of US weapons that ‘will lead to terror attack’

The Taliban now boasts one of the world’s most well-armed terror armies, thanks to a windfall of US military hardware worth millions. The staggering cache includes over two million 7.62 bullets for AK47s, valued at more than a million pounds, and an array of military vehicles.

They’ve also acquired A-29 light attack aircraft with a price tag of $17 million and 100,000 70mm rockets designed to unleash devastating human-shredding explosions.

Additionally, nearly 61,000 high-explosive 40mm rounds are now in their possession, which could serve al-Qaeda training camps, along with a massive stockpile of 4.72 million 5.56 blank training cartridges.

In a surprising twist, the Taliban have even laid hands on 89,000 new combat shirts, collectively worth about $4million, either for resale or to uniform their forces. This equipment, all brand-new and supplied to the Afghan Army earlier this year by the US, was swiftly commandeered by the Taliban amid allegations of severe human rights violations.

This latest bounty adds to the billions in equipment previously brought into Afghanistan by the US over two decades. With this arsenal, the threat of increased attacks against the West has escalated.

Colonel Richard Kemp, ex-commander of British forces in Afghanistan, told the Daily Mirror: “Britain will face more terrorist attacks. The ungoverned space of Afghanistan will be used by the Taliban’s partners al-Qaeda and the tallies of equipment now being revealed are deeply disturbing.

“I am not sure what could have done about it as this was given to the Afghan Army and you cannot withdraw the equipment whilst they were fighting the Taliban. But it is a deep concern that this weaponry will be used against us.

“It means we are now facing a very well equipped terrorist army in Afghanistan that is being run by the new rulers of Afghanistan and that should concern us all.

“The Taliban is now fully-armed and in control of the entire country and the west has left this equipment for them to help themselves.”

An anonymous source mentioned: “Looking at this latest tally of new weaponry distributed to the Afghan Army just a few weeks ago, many western military people may rightly be quite shocked.”

“In some cases, this means the new Taliban army soldiers, such as they are, are better-equipped than many soldiers serving in the legitimate armies of their home countries.”

“And if this equipment is not usable by the Taliban, it appears they are already shipping I abroad, either to other terror groups or to be sold on the black market.”

“An awful lot of very deadly equipment whose sold purpose is to kill and maim human beings has fallen into the hands of the world’s most dangerous and capable terrorists.”

A-29 / 23 / 23.

AC-208 / 10 / 10.

C-208 / 23 / 23.

C-130 (Hercules) / 4 / 3.

ROTARY WING:.

Mi-17 / 56 / 32.

MD-530 / 50 / 43.

UH-60 (Black Hawk) / 45 / 33.

TOTAL: 211 / 167.

While the full extent of what the Taliban has seized remains unclear, a recent report indicates that the militant group now possesses millions of dollars’ worth of US military equipment including advanced aircraft and armored vehicles previously given to the Afghan Army.

The list below details the aircraft, their total number, and how many are usable, major equipment items were provided to the Afghan National Army, including:

A-29 SUPER TUCANO:

This is a light attack aircraft capable of carrying a wide variety of weapons, including precision-guided munitions. It was designed for low-cost operation in low-threat environments.

M1151 HMMWV:

This expanded capacity armament carrier is a lightweight, high-performance, four-wheel drive vehicle that can be air-transported and air-dropped.

The list below provides a breakdown of type, description, units, unit cost, and total cost:.

Aircraft / A-29 light attack aircraft / 6 / $22.25M / $133.51M.

Vehicle / M1151 / HMMWV / 174 / $238,500 / $41.5M.

Parts / Diesel Engines / 84 / $37,433 / $3.14M.

Parts / Hydraulic transmissions / 304 / $7,697 / $2.34M.

Ammunition / 2.75inch (70mm) rockets / 99,696 / $1,906 / $18.48M.

Ammunition / 40mm / high-explosive rounds / 60,840 / $75 / $4.56M.

Ammunition /. 50 caliber cartridges / 884,880 / $3.20 / $2.7M.

Ammunition / 7.62mm cartridges / 2.01 million / $0.75 / $1.51M.

Ammunition / 5.56 blank training cartridges / 4.72 million / $0.22 / $1.04M.

Uniform / Shirts, various sizes / 88,709 / $41 / $3.6M.

TOTAL: $212.39Million

Source » msn