US military equipment left in Afghanistan will now benefit Russia & China, says Trump

Former United States President Donald Trump on Saturday, 9 October said that American military equipment left behind in Afghanistan after pullout was still functional and it will w benefit or world powers including Russia and China. As per Sputnik report, during “Save America” rally in Des Moines, Trump told attendees that both Russia and China already have samples of “great helicopters” belonging to United States and y are w “re-engineering equipment, y are de-engineering.” 

Trump’s latest remarks came after he repeatedly attacked US President Joe Biden for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and leaving behind billions of dollars worth of military equipment. tably, following completion of America’s pullout mission from South Asian country, pictures emerged showing Taliban with same equipment.

"Russia and China already have samples of our great helicopters. We have Apache helicopters ... and y are w re-engineering equipment, y are de-engineering. y are taking it apart, y are figuring it out and very soon y'll be building best stuff for less money," Sputnik quoted Trump as saying on Saturday at 'Save America' rally in Des Moines.

Furrmore, Trump alleged that only 3% of all people who were evacuated from Afghanistan on America’s flights were qualified to be taken to United States. former US President claimed, “y had idea who was getting on those planes.” Wall Street Journal report has separately stated that US troops destroyed or disabled nearly 100 combat vehicles and dozens of aircraft before leaving Afghanistan’s capital in August. 

However, according to Trump, equipment left in Afghanistan was t disabled and “tremendous numbers” of US weaponry and equipment left in South Asian country, which is w ruled by Taliban, are being sold to black market. Earlier, in September, Trump told crowd in Perry, Georgia that Biden’s handling of American troop pullout from Afghanistan was a major display of incompetence. 

Trump Suggests US To 'Bomb' Its $85bn Military Equipment

On August 30, Donald Trump had even suggested that left-out American military equipment in Afghanistan should be ‘bombed’ if it is t returned on demand. Trump lashed out at his successor Joe Biden for handling end of 20-year-old war in Afghanistan “badly” and “incompetently.” According to Trump, military equipment should be “demanded” to be returned to country because it includes “every penny of $85 billion” in cost. 

IM: AP
(With ncy Inputs)