White House: ‘We Didn’t Just Leave a Bunch of Weapons in Afghanistan’

John Kirby, US National Security Council spokesman, once again rejected the claims regarding the existence of weapons left by US forces in Afghanistan.

Speaking at a press briefing, he said that the US has not left a bunch of weapons in Afghanistan.

“We didn’t just leave a bunch of weapons in Afghanistan, this is a fallacy, this is a farce, what we did over the course of our 20 years in Afghanistan, a course with congressional approval and consultation, was arm and helped equip the Afghan national security forces,” John Kirby noted.

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, referring to the remarks of Kirby, said that the US military equipment was destroyed when the American forces left the country.

“There are no weapons in Afghanistan that fell into the hands of a smuggler, or were transfered  somewhere; We reject this claim … by any country. But in the past twenty years of occupation, weapons were being brought from remote countries or through different countries to Afghanistan and were falling into the hands of America and it was equipping American troops,” Mujahid told TOLOnews.

Meanwhile, some military and political analysts have different views regarding the US military equipment.

“The concerns of the neighboring countries, especially Pakistan are true. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan should be accountable in this regard,” Sadiq Shinwari, a military analyst said.

“Any government that defends independence or is responsible for preserving independence must protect its territorial integrity, its national sovereignty, and its independence in such a way that any weapon, whether it be a light weapon or a heavy weapon, is honor and dignity,” Abdul Shukor Dadras, a political analyst said.

Earlier, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR), said in a report that more than seven billion dollars’ worth of US military equipment was left in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.