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On March 24, 2023, Afghan Taliban writer Saif-ul-Adil Ahrar tweeted a series of photos of U.S. military vehicles repaired by the Taliban government for use in Afghanistan.
On his Twitter profile, Saif-ul-Adil Ahrar describes himself as "a regular writer" of the Urdu-language "Shariat" magazine and Al-Emarah Urdu website under Zabihullah Mujahid, the central spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban). On his profile, Saif-ul-Adil Ahrar also gives his WhatsApp number.
In his Urdu Tweet, he noted that more than 300 military vehicles were repaired by the technical team of "Abu Dujana Brigade" of the 205 Al Badr Corps of Afghan army. Abu Dujana Brigade is named after Humam Al-Balawi aka Abu Dujana Al-Khurasani, an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber responsible for killing several American intelligence officials in a December 2009 attack on the CIA base in Khost province, Afghanistan. The corps is named after the Battle of Al-Badr, which is the name of the first battle fought by Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
In a second tweet, Saif-ul-Adil Ahrar noted that the repaired vehicles include 125 Humvees, 15 ambulances, two tanks, and four supply trailers.
Following are some of the photos he tweeted of the military vehicles:
Source: Twitter, March 24, 2023.
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