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US arms left behind in Afghanistan fall into TTP hands

Since Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban in August 2021, some of the American military gear and weapons have turned up in neighbouring Pakistan, where they have been used by armed groups, according to experts and security officials.Observers say ...

Observers say the influx of US weapons has boosted the military capabilities of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group and ethnic Baluch separatist groups that are waging insurgencies against the government in Pakistan, which has witnessed a surge in violence over the past two years, RFE/RL reported.

Influx of weapons has caused “a surge in violence (in Pakistan) over the past two years", report says.

U.S. forces left a trove of weapons behind when they withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. Some of those weapons have turned up in Pakistan, where they have been used by armed groups, according to experts and security officials.