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kentuck

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 09:57 PM Aug 2021

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

https://www.newsweek.com/videos-show-taliban-fighters-wearing-us-military-uniform-withdrawal-1624516

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Videos on social media show Taliban fighters wearing U.S. soldiers' uniforms inside Kabul airport, hours after the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, ending America's longest ever war.

The photos include Taliban fighters holding guns up while wearing American military uniform, as well as praying in the uniform and surrounding a helicopter.

A viral video appears to show Taliban fighters walking through a military aircraft hangar at Kabul Airport, inspecting Chinook helicopters, wearing U.S. military clothing and holding guns up. Chinook helicopters are among the U.S-made military equipment provided to the Afghan National Army.
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2021 OP
supposedly those chinooks will never fly again nt msongs Aug 2021 #1
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