Taliban Steal £62 Billion Worth Of Helicopters, Armoured Vehicles & Weapons (Pix)

SMASH & GRAB : TALIBAN fighters have seized £62BILLION price of army tools from Western forces together with state-of-the-art helicopters and armoured automobiles as troops scrambled to withdraw from Afghanistan.

An eye fixed-watering quantity of US army stock is now within the palms of the phobia group after they surged throughout the war-torn nation in a matter of weeks, plundering shares of weapons and automobiles.

The Taliban now has entry to billions of kilos price of apparatus, together with identification gadgets that might alarmingly assist them establish Afghans who helped coalition forces – a lot of whom stay stranded in Kabul.

According to US Republican Congressman Jim Banks – who served in Afghanistan as an officer answerable for supplying weapons –
The group now has “extra Black Hawk helicopters than 85 per cent of the international locations on the earth”.

“As a result of negligence of this administration, the Taliban now has entry to $85billion (£62billion) price of army tools,” he mentioned.

“Unbelievably, and unfathomable to me and so many others, the Taliban now has entry to biometric gadgets.

“This administration nonetheless has no plan to get this army tools or provides again.”

With an estimated 85,000 troopers, the Taliban managed to interrupt the again of the a lot bigger 300,000-strong Afghan Military.

And with every seized barracks and plundered army depot, the Taliban’s arsenal solely grew as they obtained new toys deserted by the surrendering Afghans.

Taliban militants now have their palms on a whole bunch of fixed-wing plane and tactical helicopters, tens of 1000’s of armoured automobiles, in addition to a whole bunch of 1000’s of weapons.

They’ve additionally stolen army gear, swapping sandals and shalwar kameez for fight boots and tailor-made camouflage uniforms, with fighters additionally seen donning superior helmets.

A UK Military officer advised the Mail: “I am impressed, sure they have all of the gear however judging by appearances they might have some concept too.

“The Taliban have gotten a plan, excessive morale, correct tools and so they’re successful.”

Jake Sullivan, US Nationwide Safety Advisor, conceded he doesn’t have a “full image” of how a lot army stock might now be within the Taliban’s arsenal.

‘WORST TERROR THREAT’
It comes after specialists warned Britain is dealing with its worst terror risk in a few years after the Taliban take over of Afghanistan.

The warning comes as Boris Johnson has recommended the UK would cope with the fanatics in return for them not permitting Afghanistan for use as a base for terrorism.

When the Taliban first dominated the nation, they allowed Al-Qaeda to make use of it to ascertain coaching camps and plot terror, together with the 9/11 assaults.

That finally led to their downfall after they refused handy over Osama bin Laden to the Individuals, prompting them to invade together with the UK in a bid to seize the phobia mastermind.

The Taliban have promised to not enable the identical factor to occur once more however specialists are sceptical they’ll hold their phrase and that after once more, the UK faces terror plots hatched in Afghanistan.

Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, advised Occasions Radio the UK confronted “the best hazard from terrorism because the Islamic State at its peak”.

He mentioned the risk might even be larger than that posed by ISIS and Britain is dealing with an “extraordinarily harmful’.