Questionable if Taliban Can Actually Use High-Tech Equipment Biden Left Behind

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Questionable if Taliban Can Actually Use High-Tech Equipment Biden Left Behind

Paul Bois 25 Aug 2021

Following the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban has been flaunting the spoils of its conquest all over social media, from its newfound “special forces” unit to its armada of American black hawk helicopters. With all this equipment that President Biden has left behind, the question on everyone’s mind is: can they actually use it?

While the Taliban’s much-trumpeted upgrade has its share of shock (possibly even comedic) value, Americans would do better to remember that all those propaganda blitzes are just that: propaganda.

Speaking to The Washington Post, experts noted that while the Taliban’s new arsenal certainly carries heavy symbolic weight, it comes with a load of practical hurdles that its members are just not equipped to handle:

    For the Taliban, the most useful technology could be comparatively low-tech, and not always U.S. made. The group has already shown the ability to use Russian-era D-30 howitzer artillery, for example. But the loss of so much U.S. equipment could still provide further embarrassment for Washington.

    Joseph Dempsey, a research analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said that group would probably struggle to maintain or even operate most U.S. aircraft due to their technological complexity. “That said, do not be surprised if we still see some U.S. supplied types flying with new flags,” he said.

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https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/25/questionable-if-taliban-can-actually-use-high-tech-equipment-biden-left-behind/

[Smokin Joe]

Wanna bet they already have all the technical manuals downloaded?

[Kamaji]

They might not be able to fully utilize some of the really high-tech stuff left behind - but the Chinese, Russians, and North Koreans will be more than happy to take it off their hands for a reasonable price so they can study it and reverse-engineer it.

The other stuff tho', particularly the road vehicles, tanks, and small arms - yeah, they'll get the hang of that stuff, and it will make them much more dangerous than they are right now.

[PeteS in CA]

It's more a question of time to learn than of innate ability.

[The_Reader_David]

Any they can't use, they can sell samples of to Russia and China with part of the payment being an agreement to provide instructions on how to use it once the buyers have reverse engineered it.  It should have all been extracted, blown up, or had crucial parts removed.

[Wingnut]

Wanna bet they already have all the technical manuals downloaded?

Everything is on Youtube.