John Kirby Denies Biden Regime Left U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Calls Accusations a ‘Fallacy’ and ‘Farce’ (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit

Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson John Kirby vehemently denied allegations that the U.S. intentionally left weapons in Afghanistan throughout the botched withdrawal of American troops, characterizing such claims as “fallacies” and “farces.”

Kirby claimed that over 20 years, the U.S. authorities, with congressional approval, armed and outfitted the Afghan Nationwide Safety Forces. He famous that because the Taliban superior, many Afghan forces selected to not battle, abandoning their arms. Kirby claimed that these weapons belonged to the Afghan forces, indirectly left by the U.S.

“Let me remind you — please, take the chance to remind you: We didn’t simply go away a bunch of weapons in Afghanistan.  It is a fallacy.  It is a farce.”

“What we did over the course of our 20 years in Afghanistan — after all, with congressional approval and consultations — was armed and helped equip the Afghan Nationwide Safety Forces.”

“Now — and as we now have stated time and time once more, that because the Taliban made advances, these Afghan Nationwide Safety Forces, lots of them determined to not battle however but to put down their arms and go away.  However the — the arms that you simply’re speaking about — and, once more, I can’t confirm these particular experiences — belong to the Afghan Nationwide Safety Forces,” he claimed.

“That what wa- — what was — that’s what was left behind — not that america simply walked away and deserted a bunch of weapons in a pile in Afghanistan.  That’s simply not — merely not traditionally correct,” he added.

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KIRBY: “We didn’t simply go away a bunch of weapons in Afghanistan. It is a fallacy. It is a farce.”

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A just lately retired U.S. Military soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, Brock Michael, provided a conflicting account. Michael, who served 4 years of lively responsibility, expressed frustration in a now-deleted video throughout his gear turn-in. He was charged $3,561 for gear ordered to be deserted throughout the withdrawal.

“I need to holler, I need to scream, I need to yell, nevertheless it received’t do any good. As we speak is gear turn-in day for me. Flip in all of the gear that I’ve collected during the last 4 years of being lively responsibility with the military, with the 82nd Airborne Division,” Michael acknowledged in his video. “Two years in the past, my unit deployed to Afghanistan for the Afghanistan withdrawal. We spent a number of weeks over there. It was hectic, it was chaotic, it was disgusting, and it made me very dissatisfied in our authorities.”

“As we speak, I’m reminded of how dissatisfied I’m in our authorities. Go to show in my gear. They need to cost me $500 to $1,000 for gear that I used to be ordered to go away in Afghanistan two years in the past. As a result of, because the final two birds had been sitting on the tarmac prepared to go away, there wasn’t any room for further gear, further weight. Subsequently, we had been instructed to go away it. Some decrease enlisted dudes, together with myself, had been like, ‘No, these items is dear. I’m not leaving this. I’m going to get charged for this,’” Michael stated.

“When it comes time to go away, don’t fear; we’re going to catch you on the again finish,” Michael recalled being instructed.

The Taliban additionally launched pictures of US army gear deserted in Afghanistan.

The army gear is both for US troopers or for Afghan troopers – paid for by US taxpayers.

Nicely, not less than the Taliban was Constructed Again Higher…

That is simply portion of the US army gear that was left behind in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/rzGLLSxAjr

— Carole (@jczac44) March 25, 2023

Paul Sperry reportedin March on the Pentagon’s Inspector Basic report, “DOD IG: “At the least 78 plane price $923.3 mil, 9,524 air-to-ground munitions valued at $6.54 mil, over 40,000 automobiles, greater than 300,000 weapons, and practically all night time imaginative and prescient, surveillance, communications, and biometric gear had been left behind” for the Taliban by Biden admin.”

DOD IG: “At the least 78 plane price $923.3 mil, 9,524 air-to-ground munitions valued at $6.54 mil, over 40,000 automobiles, greater than 300,000 weapons, and practically all night time imaginative and prescient, surveillance, communications, and biometric gear had been left behind” for the Taliban by Biden admin.

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 9, 2023

A report considered by CNN revealed that roughly $7 billion of army gear transferred to the Afghan authorities over 16 years was left behind following the U.S.’s departure.

This gear is now in a rustic that’s managed by the very enemy the US was making an attempt to drive out over the previous 20 years: the Taliban. The Protection Division has no plans to return to Afghanistan to “retrieve or destroy” the gear, reads the report, which has been offered to Congress.

The US gave a complete of $18.6 billion of apparatus to the Afghan Nationwide Protection and Safety Forces (ANDSF) from 2005 to August 2021, in keeping with the report. Of that complete, gear price $7.12 billion remained in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal was accomplished on August 30, 2021. It included plane, air-to-ground munitions, army automobiles, weapons, communications gear and different supplies, in keeping with the DoD report.

This contrasts with earlier experiences accusing the Biden administration of arming Taliban terrorists with $85 billion in funding, U.S. weapons, and provides throughout the withdrawal.

Based on FOX Information, over 75,000 automobiles, greater than 600,000 weapons, and 200 plane had been left behind for the Taliban terrorists by the Biden regime.