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What happened to US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan? The U.S. military likely abandoned tens of millions of dollars’ worth of aircraft, armored vehicles and sophisticated defensive systems in the rush to leave the airport in Kabul safely. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, said some of the equipment had been “de-militarized,” essentially rendered inoperable. Troops likely used thermate grenades, which burn at temperatures of 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, to destroy key components of the equipment, according to a Defense department official who was not authorized to speak publicly. Some pieces of equipment were likely blown up. Another Defense official also not authorized to speak publicly, acknowledged that a blast heard last week at the airport was related to destroying equipment. McKenzie rattled off a quick list of the items Monday during the announcement of the end of the 20-year involvement in Afghanistan, America’s longest war: MRAPs As many...

Joe Biden to Kabul attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'. Joe Biden to Kabul attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay' Biden, in his White House address following the Kabul attacks, asked for a moment of silence to honor the fallen service members, bowing his head, and ordered US flags to be half-staff across the country. US president Joe Biden reacts during a moment of silence for the dead as he delivers remarks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House in Washington, on August 26, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS) US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) promised to avenge the deaths of the 13 service members killed in the fatal suicide bombing attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan earlier in the day. Speaking with emotion at the White House, Biden seemingly addressed the Islamic State (IS)-affiliated extremists responsible for the attack and said that the United States will neither forget nor forgive the act. “To thos...