An American rifle rifle M4A1, manufactured in Connecticut and sent to Afghanistan in 2018, appeared in March 2025 during a mortal train hijacking in Pakistan – depositing one of the deadliest benefits of the chaotic draw in 2021 of the American army in 2021 in Afghanistan.
The rifle, a serial number W1004340, was one of the hundreds of thousands of people transmitted to the Afghan forces, a large part of which has since slipped to Pakistan through a porous border, arming insurgents, terrorists and all kinds of state enemies and destabilizing the region, reported the Washington Post.
Frame of arms of American origin have been seized of activists in Pakistan and confirmed by the Pentagon as an American property.
According to a list, the M16, M4S and the advanced PVS14 night vision devices were confiscated after the operation against activists.
“They have the latest American manufacturing weapons,” said Ahmad Hussain, an officer of the special forces injured in a night ambush in Post. “They could see us, but we couldn’t see them.”
The officials blame the proliferation of these weapons for the resurgence of groups such as the separatists Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and the Balouthes separatists. After the March 11 attack on March 11, which killed more than 25 people, the authorities drew the standard numbers on rifles captured at American supplies behind the Afghan forces. “The presence of weapons in the American advance … was a question of deep concern,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
A Sigar report in 2023 estimated that more than $ 7 billion in US military equipment were left behind. The Pentagon, while recognizing the risks of capture, said that equipment has become an Afghan property once transferred and said that a “tiny part” ended up with activists.
Markets like Darra Adamkhel exploded after creation. “The market was flooded with American weapons,” said veteran trader Raz Muhammad, while responding to the position.
TTP commander, Qari Shuaib Bajauri, confirmed that the group has capitalized on the fall in prices to arm with advanced equipment – thermal optics with guided drones, according to the US News website.
Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan government led by the Taliban have since embittered, in particular after deadly cross -border skirmishes. While the Taliban insist that the weapons are “well kept”, the Pakistani officials, frustrated by the inaction of the Biden administration, are now looking for Donald Trump for renewed pressure. “We believe that the United States should do something,” said an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaking to the post.
For those on fronts like Hussain, the benefits are deeply personal. Shot by insurgents using American equipment, he holds both activists and in responsible America: “Both are responsible,” he told post.