Truly a sad day for America
A group of Taliban fighters released propaganda footage and a photo mocking the famed World War II picture of soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. In the original 1945 photograph (left), a group of six Marines are depicted hosting the flag on Mount Suribachi. The Taliban's Badri 313 Battalion recreated the image this week. In their version, a group of soldiers is seen hoisting the Taliban flag in a similar fashion while sporting U.S. weapons and gear that was likely stolen from allied militaries during patrols of Kabul. The Badri 313 is a special unit of Taliban fighters that dress like U.S. soldiers by wearing camouflage, combat boots and body armor. The special operations unit also drives armored Humvees and carries M4 carbines. U.S. officials say the Badri have seized what remains of the approximately $28billion in weaponry that America gave the Afghan forces between 2002 and 2017. 'Everything that hasn't been destroyed is the Taliban's now,' one official told Reuters on the basis of anonymity. In videos released by the group, the Badri 313 soldiers are seen with military helmets and sunglasses, bullet proof vests over camouflage jackets and trousers instead of the typical robes, and armed with tactical rifles.
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