Elite Taliban unit wearing US gear appears to mock iconic American WWII photo

[Cthulhu]

Elite Taliban unit wearing US gear appears to mock iconic American WWII photo

A Taliban fighting unit called the Badri 313 Battalion was spotted patrolling parts of Kabul with U.S.-made weapons, and posting one photo appearing to mock the iconic World War II photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

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[Dalit]

The Taliban are certainly on a roll here.

 

[casual]

probably all trained by the US too.

 

[SaadH]

One of those pictures was definitely staged...

 

[BRAVO_]

 

[TheDarkKnight]

One of those pictures was definitely staged...

Actually both are staged.

 

[Cash GK]

Actually both are staged.

But it has long lasting effects.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Non of these are Taliban. Photos got CIA Tracker in them.

 

[AZMwi]

One of those pictures was definitely staged...

yep u r right there is a hollywood movie about it lol

 

[GumNaam]

probably all trained by the US too.

negative. if they were trained by the u.s. then they would've surrendered without a fight.

 

[mingle]

Non of these are Taliban. Photos got CIA Tracker in them.

Friendship with ANA ended now Taliban are my new friends ====CIA

 

[casual]

negative. if they were trained by the u.s. then they would've surrendered without a fight.

they way they hold their weapons with finger off the trigger on the safety kinda screams US army.

 

[GumNaam]

they way they hold their weapons with finger off the trigger on the safety kinda screams US army.

naa. that's just watch and learn dude...nothing special.

 

[Bengal71]

None of them have beard, can't be Taliban.

 

[Jawad-Ali-Khan]

With those headphones and NVGs they look like Samurais.