Taliban’s U.S.-funded war chest
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From 2002, the U.S. gave the Afghan military an estimated $76 billion in weaponry, including aircraft, armoured vehicles and guns. Much of this military materiel is now in the hands of the Taliban
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U.S.-funded materiel (2003-2016) 
Mi-17 Hip
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Vehicles 75,898
Includes 42,604 Ford Ranger cargo trucks, 22,171 Humvees, 8,998 medium tactical vehicles, 1,005 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles

Humvee
MRAP
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Aircraft 208
Includes 110 Russian Mi-17 and U.S. McDonnell Douglas MD-530 helicopters
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Surveillance equipment 16,191

Includes 16,035 night vision devices and 120 radio and cell phone monitoring systems
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Small arms 599,690

Rifles, M16, M4, AK-47 358,530 
Pistols, M9, Glock G19  126,295
Machine guns, M249, M240 64,363 
Grenade launchers 25,327
Shotguns, M500, M590A1 12,692
Rocket-propelled weapons  9,877

Beretta M9
RPG-7
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Comms equipment 162,643

Includes 75,256 Datron VHF tactical radios, 66,439 non-tactical, 13,464 Codan man-pack and Datron base station radios

AK-47
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EOD equipment* 29,681

*Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

Includes 13,265 electronic countermeasure devices, 13,367 mine detectors and 1,093 bomb disposal robots
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Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office
Pictures: Associated Press, Datron © GRAPHIC NEWS