Blain2
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
M4 carbines and associated small arms numbers are much higher. I pasted those numbers earlier.Some military hardware was being used by the Afghan National Army, which the Taliban later took over, as well as equipment that the US disabled and abandoned in Afghanistan.
Here's some data I've collected from couple of articles.
Quantity Item Type Operator/Abandoned Comment 10Cessna 208 Combat Afghan National Army - 19A-29 Super Tucano Combat Afghan National Army Cost $10 million each. 01Boeing 727 Transport Afghan National Army - 04C-130 Hercules Transport Afghan National Army
US / Disabled- 24Cessna 208 Transport Afghan National Army - 18Pilatus PC-12 Transport Afghan National Army - 95Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Afghan National Army - 08Mil Mi-24 Helicopter Afghan National Army - 10Bell UH-1 Helicopter Afghan National Army - 03HAL Cheetah Helicopter Afghan National Army India 16Sikorsky UH-60 Helicopter Afghan National Army - 68MD500 Defender Helicopter Afghan National Army 43 MD-530 as of June 2021. 07CH-46 Sea Knight Transport Helicopter US State Department / Disabled - 70Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) Armoured Vehicle US / Disabled Costs between $500,000-$1 million each. 27Humvee All-train vehicle US / Disabled - 3,598M4 Carbines Gun Afghan National Army Provided between December 2017 - April 2020. 2,500Humvees Armoured Vehicles Afghan National Army Provided between December 2017 - April 2020. Costs $250,000 each. 16,000Night-Vision Goggles - Afghan National Army Provided between 2003-2021. UnknownCounter-Rocket and Artillery Defence Systems US / Disabled -
Sources: BBC News, Global Defence Insight
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