KNEWZ EXCLUSIVE: Awash With Weapons And Months Into The Taliban Rule, Afghanistan’s Black Market Business Goes Further Underground

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By alang.consultant Kabul, Afghanistan (Knewz) – More than three months since the catastrophic collapse of the U.S-backed Afghan military and the rise of the Taliban to power has triggered an even deeper underground black market for those looking to get their hands on a weapon. “At the moment, we only have the lighter guns,” Ahmad, a black market weapons dealer from Paktia province, tells me. “If you need a heavy gun, we can find it.” The dizzying speed to which the Taliban was able to seize billions of dollars in top-notch, U.S.-made arms initially saw the black market flooded with goods. But…

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