US military equipment left in Afghanistan needs full accounting, GOP senators say
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A group of GOP senators called Wednesday for a full accounting of U.S. military equipment that may have fallen into the hands of Taliban militants during the ongoing chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
"It is unconscionable that high-tech military equipment paid for by U.S. taxpayers has fallen into the hands of the Taliban and their terrorist allies," the lawmakers said in the letter. "Securing U.S. assets should have been among the top priorities for the U.S. Department of Defense prior to announcing the withdrawal from Afghanistan." Concerns about the Taliban’s potential seizure of U.S. equipment intensified in recent days as insurgents retook vast swaths of territory. The U.S. has spent more than $80 billion to train and equip Afghan security forces over the last two decades.More Related News