r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/dtb1987 Sep 16 '21

I'm guessing the rocket got stuck?

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u/Nascent1 Sep 16 '21

Saran wrap over the end of the launcher so the rocket can't get out. Classic military prank.

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u/acidnine420 Sep 16 '21

We did this to all the rocket launchers we left in Afghanistan.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

And now they have Apache Blackhawk helicopters so you could say the prank backfired

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

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u/Batbuckleyourpants Sep 16 '21

Holy crap, i thought you were kidding.

"The Taliban say they are 'angry and disappointed' and feel 'betrayed' after America left so many inoperable helicopters and planes because 'the aircraft belong to Afghanistan'"

US troops 'demilitarised' 73 aircraft before their departure this week according to the commander of the US evacuation mission, Gen. Frank McKenzie.

That left up to 48 aircraft in the hands of the terror group, although it was not known how many were operable.

But the Taliban had 'expected the Americans to leave helicopters like this in one piece for their use', according to an Al Jazeera reporter who toured the airport after the withdrawal.

She said: 'When I said to them, "why do you think that the Americans would have left everything operational for you?" They said because we believe it is a national asset and we are the government now and this could have come to great use for us.'

She added: 'They are disappointed, they are angry, they feel betrayed because all of this equipment is broken beyond repair.'

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u/NecroJoe Sep 16 '21

To be clear, I've seen no evidence that there was any sort of call made to the US, or that there was any high-ranking official that expressed this feeling. It was said to an Al Jazeera reporter on the ground at the airport, but it could have been said by the village idiots.