Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed 'core of the Taliban security apparatus'

A government watchdog report revealed that "U.S. taxpayer-funded equipment, weapons, and facilities" left behind in Afghanistan now forms the "core of the Taliban security apparatus."

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

"Due to the Taliban takeover, SIGAR was unable to inspect any of the equipment provided to, or facilities constructed for, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) following the Afghan government’s collapse," the report said. "However, DOD determined that the United States left behind approximately $7.1 billion in material and equipment it had given to the ANDSF." 

"Similarly, any remaining ANDSF facilities that were not destroyed, can be assumed to be under Taliban control. These U.S. taxpayer-funded equipment, weapons, and facilities have formed the core of the Taliban security apparatus," it added.