KABUL (AT News): A parliamentary delegation who has recently visitedsecurity situation in the western province of Farah, alleges of the sale ofmilitary tanks in black market.
Farah is bordering Iran and is one of unsafe provinces in the west withTaliban controlling five districts as the parliament delegation saidTuesday.
The insurgents in a massive assault took briefly control of provincialcapital in 2018.
The delegation said in a report that the US-donated Humvee militaryvehicles, tanks and other army equipment are on sale in the black market.According to the report, one Humvee is sold for 25,000 dollars, a veryhigher price than its original price.
The Humvees are bought by mafia who hand to Taliban militants to useagainst security forces, according to the report, which didn’t elaboratewho are the sellers of military tanks and vehicles.
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It said that only the provincial capital is relatively secure, while fiveof 10 districts (Bakwah, Golestan, Khak-e-Safid, Bala Boluk and Shibkooh)are under Taliban control.
According to the report, militants have military outposts under besiege inthe districts of Posht Kooh and Qala Kah that government is unable to armand equip them through land. The Farah-Herat highway is also in control ofthe insurgents.
Taliban fighters are armed with sophisticated weapons and modern armaments,but security forces are deprived from such sources.
