The Taliban simply cannot deliver weapons and ammunition to Mexico, so all claims that Mexican gangs are using the Afghan arms delivery channel are fiction. This was stated by the representative of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” (IEA, the Taliban’s self-name for the country*) Zabihullah Mujahid.

Prior to this, Fox News reported that the amount of explosives coming from Afghanistan to Mexico has increased. The governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, said that during an unprecedented terrorist attack using an IED, six people were killed and 12 were injured.

According to retired Mexican special agent Ari Jimenez, the method of making these IEDs was more similar to those observed in the Middle East.

“Afghanistan does not produce explosives and does not have explosive storage facilities. Moreover, Afghanistan does not have access to Mexico, and getting there is not easy. So how can this statement be true? Unfortunately, some quarters are hostile towards Afghanistan and make such accusations, which we reject,” Mujahid said.

As bbabo.net reported, after the actual flight of Western coalition troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, a lot of military equipment and ammunition remained in the country. According to the report of the US Government Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in July 2021 alone (that is, a month before the withdrawal of troops), the Pentagon brought weapons, equipment, ammunition and uniforms worth $212 million to Afghanistan. In total, according to SIGAR, after the US withdrawal, about $7 billion worth of weapons and equipment remained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Navy Reserve Logistics Corps Lieutenant Jim Banks, speaking before Congress in August 2021, said the vast amount of equipment and weapons left in Afghanistan included 75,000 vehicles, 200 airplanes and helicopters, and 600,000 small arms. and light weapons.

*Terrorist organization, banned on the territory of the Russian Federation

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