The Taliban has said it will ban music in public in Afghanistan because it is forbidden in Islam, despite the assurances given by the insurgent group that it will be more tolerant than it was two decades ago.
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Taliban kill squad hunting down Afghans — using US biometric data
Nawazuddin Haqqani, one of the brigade commanders over the Al Isha unit, bragged in an interview with Zenger News that his unit is using US-made hand-held scanners to tap into a massive US-built biometric database and positively identify any person who helped the NATO allies or worked with Indian intelligence. Afghans who try to deny or minimize their role will find themselves contradicted by the detailed computer records that the US left behind in its frenzied withdrawal.
CENTCOM Commander Reveals U.S. Shared Intelligence With Taliban, Official Says it Created ‘Kill List’
Commander of the United States Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie admitted an “intelligence-sharing” operation had occurred between the United States and the Taliban on Thursday at a Department of Defense briefing.
Taliban forces have reportedly entered the military section of #Kabul airport
JUST IN – Taliban forces have reportedly entered the military section of #Kabul airport. The U.S. could hand over control of the airport as early as tonight, according to local sources.
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 27, 2021
h/t Mauser98
Here is a more complete list of US-supplied and left behind/’issued’ since 2001 to the Afghan military
This equipment is now controlled by Taliban:
-2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAP’s
-75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35, Ford Rangers, Ford F350, Ford Vans, Toyota Pickups, Armored Security Vehicles etc
-45 UH-60 Blachhawk Helicopters
-50 MD530G Scout Attack Choppers
-ScanEagle Military Drones
-30 Military Version Cessnas
-4 C-130’s
-29 Brazilian made A-29 Super Tocano Ground Attack Aircraft
=208+ Aircraft Total!!
-At least 600,000+ Small arms M16, M249 SAWs, M24 Sniper Systems, 50 Calibers, 1,394 M203 Grenade Launchers, M134 Mini Gun, 20mm Gatling Guns and Ammunition
-61,000 M203 Rounds
-20,040 Grenades
-Howitzers
-Mortars +1,000’s of Rounds
-162,000 pieces of Encrypted Military Comunications Gear
-16,000+ Night Vision Goggles
-Newest Technology Night Vision Scopes
-Thermal Scopes and Thermal Mono Googles
-10,000 2.75 inch Air to Ground Rockets
-Recconaissance Equipment (ISR)
-Laser Aiming Units
-Explosives Ordnance C-4, Semtex, Detonators, Shaped Charges, Thermite, Incendiaries, AP/API/APIT
-2,520 Bombs
-Administration Encrypted Cell Phones and Laptops ALL operational
-Pallets with Millions of Dollars in US Currency
-Millions of Rounds of Ammunition including but not limited to 20,150,600 rounds of 7.62mm, 9,000,000 rounds of 50.caliber
-Large Stockpile of Plate Carriers and Body Armor
-US Military HIIDE, for Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment Biometrics
-Lots of Heavy Equipment Including Bull Dozers, Backhoes, Dump Trucks, Excavators
Staggering Costs – U.S. Military Equipment Left Behind In Afghanistan
Not helping transparency, the Biden Administration is now hiding key audits on Afghan military equipment.
h/t Mauser98
Biden Tried to Send Pallets of Cash to the Taliban as Kabul Fell
The Biden administration had effectively agreed to provide a massive infusion of cash to the Taliban. But the final deal fell through, the Afghan government fled, and the Taliban took Kabul.
The bulk shipment of dollars never did arrive.
Canadian federal minister who called Taliban ‘our brothers’ says it was ‘a cultural reference’
Monsef used her time in the press conference to speak directly to the Taliban and pleaded with them to end the violence, saying: “I want to take this opportunity to speak with our brothers, the Taliban. We call on you to ensure the safe and secure passage of any individual in Afghanistan out of the country.”
ISIS Takes Credit for Kabul Explosion That Killed US Marines, Taliban Vows to Fight ‘Evil’ Attackers
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) has taken credit through its official news outlet for a deadly blast that killed at least a dozen U.S. military personnel and dozens more Afghans in what was set to be the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Former Afghan official says Taliban is killing children and the elderly, posts graphic photos of reported victims
Taliban are trying to rule over people by terrorizing, killing young children and elderly citizens. Taliban can not govern the nation by such actions. In Andarab, taliban have been carrying out unwarranted searches of homes, capturing people without reason or justification and pic.twitter.com/UE66gMrfP6
— Masoud Andarabi (@andarabi) August 24, 2021
The man who was recently the interior minister for Afghanistan under now-former President Ashraf Ghani alleged on Twitter this week that the Taliban is currently killing Afghan children and elderly citizens. He also inncluded graphic photos of purported child victims of the terror group.
WTF? We’re Asking The Taliban To Protect US Soldiers?
JUST IN – Pentagon CENTCOM commander Gen. McKenzie expects more attacks on #Kabul airport and says the U.S. reached out to the Taliban to "make sure they know what we expect them to do to protect us."
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 26, 2021
Intelligence-connected source told me fourth and fifth explosions at Kabul airport. Video has already been posted. Devastating. pic.twitter.com/rJfysLDTB7
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) August 26, 2021
Taliban going door-to-door seeking to kill Christians
According to a report by the Christian Ministry organization Frontier Alliance International (FAI), the Taliban are targeting Christians for death.
“The Taliban has a hit list of known Christians they are targeting to pursue and kill,” the FAI report reads.
Trudeau Supports Liberal MP Calling Taliban “Our Brothers”
Commenting on the situation, Trudeau delivered the following message, saying that MP Monsef had “expressed her views.” End of statement.
Legacy media journalists rush to defend Monsef for calling Taliban “brothers”
Reporters from the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Radio-Canada and elsewhere all excused Monsef’s terminology.
Taliban’s special forces outfit providing ‘security’ at Kabul airport
Taliban-linked social media accounts claim that members of the group’s Badri 313 outfit are providing “security” at Kabul’s international airport. Badri 313 is a special forces wing of the Taliban’s army. It has been responsible for some of the group’s key battlefield successes and has also conducted complex “martyrdom” (suicide) operations.
Leftists in U.S. and UK Want Reparations Paid to the Taliban
Richard Burgon, a member of the British Parliament for the far-Left Labour party and Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs, demonstrated Tuesday that the Left’s commitment to the redistribution of wealth is indefatigable: He declared that what the West really needs to do now is start forking over money to the Taliban. Burgon tweeted: “The crisis in Afghanistan is the result of 20 years of disastrous military intervention. Just as in Iraq & Libya, backing US-led invasions led to a huge loss of life. There is no military solution in Afghanistan. The focus now should be on reparations and supporting refugees.”
h/t Marvin