Taliban uses US vehicles and Russian helicopters – level 2
23-11-2021 07:00
Last week, the Taliban held a military parade in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Soldiers carried US weapons, drove in US military vehicles, and flew Russian helicopters above the streets.
Between 2002 and 2017, the US government sent weapons, vehicles, and aircraft to the Afghan government. For the past 20 years, Taliban soldiers fought against the Afghan government.
When the US soldiers left Afghanistan in August this year, the Taliban gained control of the country, and they took some of the weapons and vehicles. Nobody knows how many the Taliban has, but it is clear that the Taliban is building a professional army.
Difficult words: military parade (when soldiers and military cars move through a public place on a special day or event), military vehicle (a car, tank or ship which soldiers use), professional army (army of soldiers who have a training to be soldiers, and it is their job).
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