Thanks to #US Government, especially President Joe Biden, #Taliban terrorists have now at-least 21 operational helicopters & six airworthy aircraft! Some of them including these six Mi-17V-5 helicopters participated in Taliban's parade at #Bagram Air Base, #Afghanistan today!
Large number of #US made M1117 Armored Security Vehicles & International MaxxPro MRAPs during #Taliban's military parade in #Bagram Air Base, North of #Kabul, capital city of #Afghanistan today.
Remember those two Cessna 208 Grand Caravns #Taliban captured in #Shindand air base. Here they are flying over #Bagram air base duiring Taliban's parade today.
#Taliban Air Force has now nine operational MD.530F light attack helicopters. Most of them were captured in Mazar-i-Sharif while two were captured in football stadium of #Panjshir (from the resistance forces).
Ex-Indian Air Force Mi-35, one of several examples donated by #India to #Afghanistan Air Force over five years ago is now in service of #Taliban Air Force. It was restored in October 2021 and participated in the parade at #Bagram today.
Today during its parade at #Bagram, North of #Kabul, #Taliban displayed its BM-21 Grad & BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launch systems, Frog-7 artillery rockets & Scud-B ballistic missiles which they found in #Panjshir last year. They are repaired & painted but are not operational!
Even if those Frog-7 rockets & Scud-B ballistic missiles were operational, it was beyond ability of #Taliban to use them now. They need fuel, vertical & horizontal testers, maintenance men, mapping experts, weatherman &...

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