The Department of Defense estimates that $7.12 billion worth of military equipment was left in Afghanistan after the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops on August 30.
The 10th Mountain Division arrived at a base near the village of Deh Afghan.
CNN said that a March report to Congress by the DOD that has not yet been made public shows that the equipment given to the Afghan government was aircraft, vehicles, weapons, ammunition and communications hardware.
A previous report by a DOD watchdog said many of the Afghan military's planes won.
The head of the U.S. Central Command said about 170 pieces of military equipment were rendered useless before the withdrawal.
Congress required the DOD to inform them about the fate of U.S. property in Afghanistan after the withdrawal.
The Department of Defense didn't respond to the request for comment.
$18.61 billion. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the U.S. military's internal watchdog, said in an October report that the US gave the Afghan government equipment and transportation for its security forces from 2005 to 2021.
In February 2020, the U.S. and Taliban signed an agreement under which the U.S. troops would leave Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. The Taliban quickly assumed control of the country and Afghan security forces after the U.S. troops left last summer. The Taliban seized abandoned U.S weaponry as they returned to power after a 20-year war. Crowds of civilians swarmed the international airport in Kabul, hoping to escape the country before a Taliban takeover, and 13 U.S. troops were killed in an Islamic State suicide bombing.
The handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal by the Biden Administration was unpopular with both Democrats and Republicans. 27% of respondents thought the Biden Administration did a good or excellent job of handling the pullout. The administration handled the situation in Afghanistan well, according to a majority of Democrats.
Most Americans now think the U.S. should keep some troops in Afghanistan.
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