DIE Armed forces During the 20-year mission, the Afghan security forces were equipped with 10,000 pistols. In addition, since 2002, only medical supplies and clothing have been handed over to the army and police, and the Ministry of Defense notified the German News Agency upon request. The Walther P1 pistol was provided free of charge in 2006.
What about after taking over the militant Islamists? Taliban The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not know. “BmVg (Ministry of Defense) does not know whether these goods have fallen into the hands of the Taliban,” a spokeswoman said.
In many places, the Afghan armed forces surrendered to the Taliban without fighting. In the 20 years of international military use, they were mainly equipped by the United States. The Wall Street Journal quoted a report from the US government last week stating that between 2013 and 2016 alone, the US provided the military and police with nearly 600,000 guns, 76,000 cars and more than 200 planes.
Washington admitted frankly that most military equipment is now likely to be used by Islamists. The US president’s security adviser said: “Of course, we cannot fully understand the whereabouts of individual armaments, but a large part of it must have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.” Joe Biden, Jack Sullivan.
Germany mainly delivers to NATO forces
Since the start of military operations in 2002, the German government has approved the export of 419 million euros of war weapons and other armaments to Afghanistan. However, the vast majority are delivered to NATO allies, embassies or the armed forces of the United Nations, including tanks, armored vehicles, and small arms such as rifles and submachine guns. Only a small part went to the Afghan security forces, mainly protective vehicles, demining equipment, reinforced containers, protective equipment or communication equipment. This appears in the government’s annual arms export report and the current list of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, which is available for dpa.
