Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The Taliban now has access to over $85 billion worth of American military equipment.That includes over 75,000 vehicles, over 200 airplanes and helicopters, over 600,000 small arms and light weapons. The Taliban now has more Black Hawk Helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world. But they don’t just have weapons... They also have night vision goggles, body armour, medical supplies, and unfathomably, unfathomable to me and so many others, is that the Taliban now has biometric devices which have the fingerprints, eye scan and biographical information of the Afghans who helped us over the last 20 years.”

Source: From statements made by US Congressman Jim Banks, explaining how the Taliban now has access to a significant amount of weapons left behind by the US on our exit from Afghanistan.

FMI: www.defense.gov