Elite Taliban special forces with United States gear


M4s are made by U.S.-based Colt’s Manufacturing Company which designed and produced the weapons for U.S. armed forces. A little-known Taliban fighting unit, the Badri 313 Batallion, this week was spotted patrolling parts of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul in newly released propaganda videos from the insurgent group.

Scenes from a Taliban-released propaganda video showing Badri 313 Battalion special forces unit in modern military combat gear. (Taliban video)The videos show heavily armed Taliban soldiers carrying U.S. and U.S. ally-made weapons and gear that appear to be stolen from various allied militaries.

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