Almost 300 military vehicles left behind by the US have been repaired: IEA

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s defense ministry says it has repaired almost nearly 300 military vehicles that were trashed by the United States during its withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

According to the defense ministry, the technical team at 205th Al Badar Army Corps has restored various types of military vehicles.

Following the withdrawal, the US Department of Defense released a report stating that the US left behind around $7 billion worth of military equipment that had been transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years.

The equipment included aircraft, air-to-ground munitions, military vehicles, weapons, communications equipment, and other hardware.

Of the total equipment worth $18.6 billion given to the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) from 2005 to August 2021, equipment worth $7.12 billion remained in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal was completed on August 30, 2021.

The equipment left behind included over 40,000 of the total 96,000 military vehicles, 300,000 of the total 427,300 weapons, and nearly all-night vision, surveillance, biometric and positioning equipment, and explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment.