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Afghanistan: Islamic State jihadis claim they confiscated US weapons

Aug 8, 2016 7:18 am By Robert Spencer

Cmdr Ron Flesvig, a US military spokesman, says that the “some of the equipment were left behind” after an operation partnering with Afghan forces. Why was it left behind? Flesvig didn’t say. Did they decide it just wasn’t worth lugging back to the base? Did our Afghan “allies” turn on our troops and force them to flee?

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“Militants linked to Isis claim they confiscated US weapons in Afghanistan,” Reuters, August 7, 2016:

Militants linked to Islamic State have released photos that purport to show weapons and equipment that belonged to US soldiers and were captured by the group in eastern Afghanistan.

The photos, which came to light on Saturday, show an American portable rocket launcher, radio, grenades and other gear not commonly used by Afghan troops, as well as close-up views of identification cards for a US army soldier, specialist Ryan Larson.

The US military command in Kabul denied any suggestion the soldier had been captured, saying he “has been accounted for and remains in a duty status within his unit”.

American special operations troops have been fighting alongside Afghan forces in a renewed offensive against militants who claim allegiance to Islamic State in Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan.

“SPC Larson was attached to a unit conducting a partnered [operation] with Afghan Forces,” Cmdr Ron Flesvig, a US military spokesman, said in an emailed statement on Sunday. “The soldier’s ID and some of the equipment were left behind after the [operation]. The loss of personal identification is unfortunate.”…

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  1. Christianblood says

    Aug 8, 2016 at 7:40 am

    In the meantime, a huge stash of US made weaponry abandoned by the barbaric US-allied jihadists in Syria were found in terrorist-held districts in Allepo Syria a few days ago. Shame on the US for backing islamic jihadists with modern weaponry, money and with political support! Please watch the video below:

    https://www.rt.com/news/354653-syria-rebels-weapons-us/

    • LB says

      Aug 9, 2016 at 8:58 am

      “Abandoned”

      If you ask me, a suspicious amount of high-grade weaponry is being “left behind” by US soldiers in islamic countries. Looks like their mothers didn’t teach them not to litter…

  2. abbas says

    Aug 8, 2016 at 10:44 am

    USA is biggest arms producer and seller so it need a constant war to run his death machines ( explosive + weapons ) businesses . for that USA planned 9/11 drama with help of Israel + Saudi and started a never ending war on terrorism .

    Satan USA supports and promotes terrorism
    USA attacks and ruins countries for this or that reason , while it could have killed his own old ally Osama with drones etc ..
    but it attacked Afghanistan and then Libya , Syria , Iraq and drones in Pakistan , Yemen , Somalia etc. and Americans are still debating that they should declare war on Islam etc . what wild pigs western could have done more since 2001 , after attacking 9 Muslim countries , and interference in all other countries internal matters and always trying to change regimes

    USA has killed million and millions of innocent common peoples , destroyed lives and future of millions of families since 2001 in the name of ” world PEACE”

    but in reality world is more unsafe and closer to ww3 than ever

    USA politicians , media industries are own by greedy evil Jews
    Satan USA and son Satan Israel are both terrorist states

    universal truth

    ” All wars are banker wars and all bank owners are Jews “

    • African infidel says

      Aug 8, 2016 at 12:51 pm

      abbas says

      .

      True. True! You are right in this. But I don’t agree Israel’s involvement of 9/11 because that is a big lie! 9/11 was a muslim jihadist act against America and it is sad to see that America is still in friendly terms with the Saudis who were behind 9/11 both ideologically and also provided financially the jihadists who carried it out.

      • African infidel says

        Aug 8, 2016 at 12:53 pm

        (correction)

        abbas says

        .

        True. True! You are right in this. But I don’t agree Israel’s involvement of 9/11 because that is a big lie! 9/11 was a muslim jihadist act against America and it is sad to see that America is still in friendly terms with the Saudis who were behind 9/11 both ideologically and also provided financially the jihadists who carried it out.

    • Angemon says

      Aug 8, 2016 at 2:50 pm

      abbas posted:

      “USA attacks and ruins countries for this or that reason , while it could have killed his own old ally Osama with drones etc ..”

      One would think “abbas” – that was banned for impersonating another user – would be in favour of drone strikes. But in the very next paragraph:

      “but it attacked Afghanistan and then Libya , Syria , Iraq and drones in Pakistan , Yemen , Somalia etc. ”

      Flip-flopping harder than muhammad when it came to Jews…

  3. abbas says

    Aug 8, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    one commentator at JW said before

    Let us be honest here: USA backed the Taliban and Al-qaeda jihadists in Afghanistan three decades ago, it backed the Kosovo and Bosnia jihadists two decades ago and even bombed the Serbian Christian fighters forming two islamic countries (Bosnia & Kosovo) in the process. A few years back USA backed the Libyan jihadists that over threw the Qaddafi regime installing various waring jihadist groups in that country and now for the five past years USA tried very hard to over throw the secular regime of Syria led by Assad funneling arms, tens of thousands of jihadists, money and training to the Syrian jihadists using its allies such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia as cover and the whole world knows this. Even the newly elected president of the Philippine, a US ally spoke about this openly a few days ago when he said. this. Click below to see his words:
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3680797/Philippine-president-blames-US-UK-Middle-East-violence.html

    • Angemon says

      Aug 8, 2016 at 2:56 pm

      abbas posted:

      “one commentator at JW said before”

      That was the Western-hater “Christianblood”:

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/07/moderate-muslim-canadian-tv-guest-expert-islamic-state-supported-by-west-america#comment-1482958

      Funny how you, abbas, with your history of denigrating the US and accusing it of starting wars against muslims and islam, are supporting someone who says that the West – and especially the US – loves islam and muslims and supports them at every level. Of course, consistency is not a concern for you – as long as it can denigrate the West (and especially the US) you’ll say anything, no matter how insane it is or if it contradicts what you said before.

  4. abbas says

    Aug 8, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    the purpose of is Islam is one and simple

    ” save yourself and as many people as possible from eternal hell after death ” by following Islamic code of conduct in all aspects of life .

    in Islam a man with sins is not equal to a man with believe in one Almighty God + good deeds

    in Christiane its all you can eat ( do) bouffe
    just give sins to Jesus (a.s) who came to earth not to tell / preach orders from your creator to show your willingness / thankfulness by living this life as god s” well but rather to get sacrificed for yours sins
    why do you think ,your imagined unlimited god needed to sacrifice his son to forgive your sins , why not forgive it anyway after all he is limitless ?

    Lighthouses are more helpful then churches. — Benjamin Franklin

    I’m sure Obama is an atheist; I’m sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is.
    Richard Dawkins

    It’s a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, power, couldn’t think of a better way to forgive us our sins than to come down to Earth in his alter ego as his son and have himself hideously tortured and executed so that he could forgive himself.
    Richard Dawkins

    Nothing is wrong with peace and love. It is all the more regrettable that so many of Christ’s followers seem to disagree.
    Richard Dawkins

    +++++++++++++++++++++++

    what is purpose of west ?

    1= be a good salve to theoretical killer of Jesus (a.s) ,greedy Jews and sacrifice your money + soldiers for their survival in Arab land to found Israel so that they can full fill their 3000 years old prophecy to wait for their Messiah to rule the world .

    2= give yourself job of ” policeman of the whole world ” and try to create new world orders by starting WW 1 ,WW2 and coming soon WW3

    3= kill and do worse violence in the name of “PEACE ” , USA + west has killed more than 30 millions common people and destroyed the lives+ future of many many millions more since ww2 ( 1948 onwards) all this killing + violence is in the name of ” PEACE”
    4= live life like “wild pigs ” ,be gays ,lesbians ,swingers whatever and call yourself ” civilized”
    90% of western were conceived when their mothers were drunk
    80% of western do not know ,who their father is
    most western was born while their parents were not officially married
    95% western do not know whom their daughters/ sisters dating and from whom are getting f..cked regularly
    what about that kind of civilization ?

    • Baucent says

      Aug 9, 2016 at 3:35 am

      You should read what Dawkins says about Islam.

    • Kay says

      Aug 9, 2016 at 4:02 am

      @ a
      Yes, Jesus is limitless, consubstantial with the Father (except that He cannot be other than He is).

      You legitimately wonder why He would die for your sins.
      He is holy. You are not; even all the good deeds you can manage will not bring you to God. And evil deeds (e.g. killing for Allah) certainly will not.
      But this is an important question. Keep asking!

  5. African infidel says

    Aug 8, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    To Abbas

    Your comment of (August 8, 2016 at 1:30 pm) is totally wrong!

    Jewish people deserve to have their ancient state known as (Israel) and live in peace there.
    Arabs and muslims have 57 independent countries and yet they want to destroy the only Jewish state because of Islamic hatred. Why? Do you think that is fair mr. Abbas? Muslims and Arabs have 57 independent countries and yet you are foaming at the mouth to destroy the only Jewish state? That is UNFAIR and God will not allow this to happen.

    • Kay says

      Aug 9, 2016 at 4:05 am

      True. God is faithful and salvation is from the Jews.

  6. Lawrence says

    Aug 9, 2016 at 2:34 am

    America does what the Soviets did back in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, arm jihadist to the teeth. They have given a geen light for Iran to arm Hamas and Hezbollah, they fund Fatah, who are jihadists to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. They arm Turkey to the teeth, even as Turkey is now and increasingly a jihadist terror state. They funded the mujihadeen in Afghanistan, they arm the jihadist state of Pakistan. That’s all because money talks, and the defense contractors control the US govt as much as any corporations. Right-wingers don’t point this out, because they don’t like to admit the US govt is bought and paid for by corporations. And the war merchants – defense contractors – most of all.

    • Christianblood says

      Aug 9, 2016 at 7:47 am

      Lawrence posted

      (..They arm Turkey to the teeth, even as Turkey is now and increasingly a jihadist terror state. They funded the mujihadeen in Afghanistan, they arm the jihadist state of Pakistan. That’s all because money talks, and the defense contractors control the US govt as much as any corporations..)

      You Are Exactly Right, Lawrence!

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