Afghan Gun Shops Sell US Weapons Seized by Taliban

U.S. weapons and military equipment left behind during the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan are now being sold by gun dealers in the country. The NYT interviewed weapons dealers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province who said Afghans have been selling an array of U.S. military gear that the Taliban seized from Afghan national troops when they took over the country in August.  U.S.-made equipment sold on the black market includes “pistols, rifles, grenades, binoculars and night-vision goggles,” according to the report. Gun merchants told the Times the Taliban has been selling off weapons since the end of the insurgency and that Pakistan is a source of demand for the captured U.S. arms. “American-made weapons are in great demand, as they work very well and people know how to use them,” one merchant said…. (Excerpts from the Washington Free Beacon)