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From President Donald J. Trump:
The Taliban just gained a massive new war chest, complete with U.S.-made Humvees, planes, helicopters, night-vision goggles and drones, Reuters reports.
State of play: Video shows militants inspecting lines of vehicles and opening crates of new firearms, communications gear and even military drones. Some of the equipment was given by the U.S.
- U.S. officials aren’t just worried about the Taliban using the weapons against civilians. They’re also concerned the equipment could be seized by ISIS or handed over to China or Russia.
Read the full article from Axios here.
