US Congressman Jim Banks Says Taliban Has $85 Billion Worth of US Weapon

Taliban has access to $85 billion US weapons , Republican congressman warns
The Taliban has access to $85 billion worth of American military equipment , a Republican congressman has warned in a speech in Washington . Former US Navy reservist Jim Banks said that the military equipment left behind includes 75 , 000 vehicles , 200 airplanes and helicopters , and 600 , 000 small arms and light weapons . The Taliban now has more black hawk helicopters than 85% of the world , the Congressman said . “If any of these weapons or this military equipment is used to harm , injure , or kill an American now or at any time in the future , the blood is on Joe Biden’s hands , ” Banks added . Taliban now has access to $85 billion of American military equipment . afghanistan , taliban , kabul , us weapons taliban , taliban seize us weapons , taliban captured us weapons , taliban using us weapons , taliban gets its weapons , taliban take us weapons , taliban with us weapons , us weapons in afghanistan , us leaves weapons in afghanistan , afghanistan news , taliban in afghanistan , afghanistan taliban , afghanistan taliban .
As the US makes an emergency exit from Afghanistan , it leaves behind 75 , 000 vehicles , 200 airplanes and helicopters and 600 , 000 small armsThe Taliban now has access to $85 billion worth of American military equipment and the biometric data of the Afghans who have assisted soldiers over the past 20 years , a Republican congressman has warned . #shorts . Jim Banks , a former US Navy reservist , said that the vast amount of hardware left behind includes 75 , 000 vehicles , 200 airplanes and helicopters and 600 , 000 small arms and light weapons . “The Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85 per cent of the countries in the world , ” he said in a speech in Washington . Other equipment seized by the Taliban includes night-vision goggles , body armour and medical supplies , he said . Mr Banks says he is sure of the numbers because he worked as a foreign military sales officer , acquiring the equipment that America provided , then turning it over to Afghan forces .
The US military equipment the Taliban has its hands on
75 , 000 vehicles
20 airplanes and Black Hawk helicopters
600 , 000 small arms and light weapons
Night-vision goggles
Body armour
Medical supplies
“Unfathomable to me and so many others , the Taliban now has biometric devices which have the fingerprints , eye scans and biographical information of all the Afghans who helped us and were on our side in the last 20 years , " Mr Banks said . "There is no plan by this administration to get those weapons back . "There is no plan to account for any of this equipment or these weapons . "If any of these weapons or this military equipment is used to harm , injure , or kill an American now or at any time in the future , the blood is on Joe Biden's hands , " the Congressman said . The speech was shared on social media by Conservative MP and former soldier Johnny Mercer . “This will stop you in your tracks , ” he said . “Unbelievable . We gave them the names of those we trained to fight them . And some we will leave behind to the violence we see at the airport . “An appalling day , verging from rage to tears . ”Already , the Taliban say they have deployed an elite unit boasting high-tech equipment to guard sites in the Afghan capital . The militants' propaganda channels released a slick film of a unit called the "Badri 313 Brigade" , saying they would be on the streets of Kabul and guarding the presidential palace . Slow motion footage showed them wearing modern helmets , sun glasses , body armour and carrying similar rifles to the Afghan forces . On Thursday , it was claimed that US officials gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens , green card holders and Afghan allies in order to expedite their access into the airport perimeter and speed up the evacuation process . That decision , reported by Politico , has been lambasted by Defence department insiders , with one saying they had effectively handed over a "kill list . "“It’s just appalling and shocking and makes you feel unclean , ” they added . A spokesperson for US Central Command declined to comment . Mr Banks was also furious at the events outside Kabul airport , saying: “the responsibility for this tragedy rests squarely on the shoulders of Joe Biden . “His incompetence means American blood has been shed . This was avoidable and is unforgivable . ”

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