Friday, February 13, 2009

U.S. has lost in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of weapons.

Chamber USA has published a report that Afghanistan had lost nearly 87 thousand pieces of weapons, America sent the Government of Afghanistan in the period from 2004 to 2008. Also not found 135 thousand pieces of weapons sent to Afghanistan by NATO countries. Reported AFP.
Military aid to Afghanistan included machine guns, including AK-47, mortars, machine guns and grenade launchers. In addition, the military has a night-vision devices, empowering the government and U.S. forces the advantage during the night fighting with the Taliban.
All the weapons were in the military depots, many of which were abandoned during the fighting. As suggested by the American command, lost weapons now in the hands of the Taliban.
In 2007, the U.S. government has lost 110 thousand AK-47 and 80 thousand guns imported into the territory of Iraq during the period 2004 - 2005 years.

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