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.
to the six U.S. Marines who raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL A 'STUPID PLAN' THAT ARMED TALIBAN WITH US WEAPONS AND ABANDONED ALLIES: FMR STAFF SGT
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