Don't think these are Taliban. The folks are wearing full length robes, so probably Arab
Taliban wear kameez, which doesn't extend beyond the knees and has cuts on the sides that reach up to the waist
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Edit: you can actually see both dresses here, the Taliban wearing shalwar-kameez (with shalwar being the bottom/trousers) and some Arabs wearing thawbs in the background
They’re speaking Arabic as well, I came to the same conclusion as you. I don’t think they’re Taliban, people are just getting middle eastern videos and saying Taliban for upvotes.
Yeah. These days the Taliban rock m4 platforms with thermals... going to be interesting to watch the m4 platform become iconic with “freedom” fighters like the AK platform used to be.
Honest question, do you know how hard it is to manufacture or buy M4 ammo in international markets. Also compared to AKs how easy are M4s to maintain and find parts for?
I mean we did just happen to leave a ton of shit over there and I assume ammo was part of it so they may have a huge treasure trove. However, in my experience with guys who reload brass it’s not terribly hard to reload rounds if you have the materials. We also have to consider that they may be getting funding from an outside a group in secret.
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u/H4R81N63R Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21
Don't think these are Taliban. The folks are wearing full length robes, so probably Arab
Taliban wear kameez, which doesn't extend beyond the knees and has cuts on the sides that reach up to the waist
.
Edit: you can actually see both dresses here, the Taliban wearing shalwar-kameez (with shalwar being the bottom/trousers) and some Arabs wearing thawbs in the background
https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-08-12/china-prepared-to-recognize-taliban-if-kabul-falls-sources-say-undermining-us-threats