This is according to the statistics of the Oryx Blog portal, which updates in real time data on the amount of military equipment that fell into the hands of the Taliban. In the infographic below, blue shows how many units of equipment were based in the country, green – how many were destroyed, yellow – how many were captured.
And, as you can see, the representatives of the radical Islamist movement of Afghanistan (at the moment) got: 12 T-54/T-55 and T62 tanks, 51 armored personnel carriers, 61 artillery installations (mortars), 8 air defense systems, 16 aircraft and helicopters, 6 drones, almost 200 HMMWV (Humvee) SUVs, 901 Ford Ranger pickup trucks, over 300 Navistar International armored vehicles of the 7000 and 8000 series, as well as 77 ATVs.
In addition, photos are already actively spreading on the Internet, in which the Taliban pose against the background of captured American equipment.
It should be noted that Afghanistan came under Taliban control on August 16. The radical movement began its offensive operation back on May 1 – due to the announcement of the final withdrawal of American troops from the country. On August 14, the Taliban took control of 90% of the entire territory of the country, and on August 15, 2021, they occupied the capital, Kabul, and seized power in the country. The current president, Ashraf Ghani, fled Afghanistan.
