Donald Trump's Claim U.S. Left $85 Billion of Equipment With Taliban
Posted on AllSides October 13th, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and pointed towards the cost of equipment left behind in the hands of the Taliban.
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on October 7, Trump criticized President Joe Biden's handling of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
At one point, Trump said: "We left $85 billion worth of equipment in the hands of the Taliban."
Trump has made this claim previously, and in a statement on August 30 said: "Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as...
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