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A watchdog has now confirmed that American weaponry left behind in the botched 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan now makes up the ‘core’ of the Taliban military.

This means that if American soldiers are ever again put on the ground in an armed conflict in Afghanistan, there is a distinct possibility that they could be injured or killed by weapons paid for by the American taxpayer. Thanks, Joe Biden!

The Taliban in Afghanistan used U.S. weapons and vehicles left in the country during the 2021 withdrawal in a parade on Bagram Air Base. (Sky News Australia / YouTube screen shot)

Joe Biden could have been impeached for a number of things, but he should have been impeached for this. All of this.

Just the News reported:

Afghan watchdog concludes billions in weapons U.S. left behind form ‘core’ of Taliban military

The inspector general responsible for scrutinizing U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan has detailed the billions of dollars wasted by the U.S. government during the 20-year war in the country and concluded that the arsenal of U.S.-provided military weaponry that was left behind now forms the “core” of the Taliban’s own military machine.

A massive number of U.S.-made and U.S.-supplied weapons and military facilities were left behind in Afghanistan as a result of President Joe Biden’s troop withdrawal announcement in April 2021, which resulted in the dissolution of the Afghan military, a chaotic U.S. evacuation, and a Taliban takeover in August 2021.

The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) issued its “final forensic audit report” this week more than four years after the U.S. withdrawal and evacuation from the country, concluding that “these U.S. taxpayer-funded equipment, weapons, and facilities have formed the core of the Taliban security apparatus.” SIGAR said in its final report that it will close its doors at the end of January 2026 as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2025.

It’s simply maddening.

NEW: Per just-released DOD IG report, Biden forfeited “96,000 ground vehicles, 51,180 general purpose/light tactical vehicles, 23,825 [Humvees], nearly 900 armored combat vehicles, 427,300 weapons, 17,400 helmet-worn night vision devices and at least 162 aircraft” to the Taliban.

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) December 4, 2025

Just the News also reported that when it comes to the Taliban in the United States, Joe Biden is the gift that keeps on giving.

Biden administration created exemption for many low-level Taliban “civil servants” to come to the United States.

The policy allowed hundreds of afghans to come to the United States when they would have otherwise been barred due to terrorism related ties. pic.twitter.com/bfnfR7W6uW

— Just the News (@JustTheNews) December 3, 2025

Democrats impeached Trump twice over nothing, yet Biden skated on all of this. It boggles the mind.

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