A little noticed enclosure in the latest Operation Enduring Freedom progress report from the Pentagon shows a good load out list of small arms, communications equipment, vehicles and enablers now ...

The military left behind 27 Humvees, light tactical vehicles that were replaced by MRAPs in Iraq and Afghanistan after they proved vulnerable to IED attacks. A Humvee’s price tag was less than ...

In the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. "demilitarized," or rendered useless, nearly 170 pieces of equipment in Kabul, according to the head of U.S. Central Command. General Kenneth "Frank ...

Afghan Army Seeks Better Equipment, But Lacks Basic Skills : The Two-Way When you see a U.S. soldier standing next to an Afghan one, the difference is striking.

Militants of the Taliban movement (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation) repaired military equipment left by ...

The U.S. Department of Defense found that roughly $7 billion worth of military equipment transferred to Afghanistan security forces remained in the country during the Taliban takeover in August 2021.

The U.S. provided an estimated $83 billion worth of training and equipment to Afghan security forces since 2001. This year, alone, the U.S. military aid to Afghan forces was $3 billion. Putting ...

Approximately $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years was left behind in Afghanistan after the US completed its withdrawal from the ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (April 8, 2015) -- At its peak, in early 2011, there were nearly 100,000 U.S. Service members in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, or OEF. Working alongside ...

More than $7 billion worth of US-provided military equipment was in the hands of the Western-backed Afghan government when it collapsed last year -- and much of it fell into the hands of the ...

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Facing a tight withdrawal deadline and tough terrain, the U.S. military has destroyed more than 170 million pounds worth of vehicles and other military equipment ...

The U.S. military spent years training Afghan soldiers to fight insurgents. Yet in a matter of days, the Afghan National Army collapsed, and the Taliban captured the country. What went wrong?