Taliban fighters armed with US assault weapons are pictured at an Independence Day parade in the city of Qalat, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 19. Handout/Taliban
11:20 a.m. ET, August 20, 2021
Taliban show off captured US weapons
From CNN’s Tim Lister
The Taliban have published a series of photographs of their fighters at an Independence Day parade brandishing US assault weapons.
The parade took place in the city of Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, on Thursday.
The photographs show a Taliban unit carrying M4 carbines, which were supplied by the US to Afghan forces in recent years.
A similar parade was held in Kandahar in the south.
In seizing military bases across Afghanistan, the Taliban captured huge stocks of weapons and vehicles, including modern mine-resistant vehicles (MRAPs) and Humvees.
In recent days, Taliban fighters have also been seen patrolling with US M16 rifles.
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