A U.S. watchdog revealed this week that equipment, weapons, and facilities worth billions of dollars—left behind during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan—now form the core of the Taliban’s security apparatus. The final report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) also states that despite Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban in 2021, the United … Continue reading US watchdog: Weapons left behind in 2021 form core of Afghan Taliban security apparatus