KABUL -- Afghan security forces have taken delivery of 495 new armoured personnel carriers and other weapons from the United States, Khaama Press reported Tuesday (November 21), citing officials at the Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The MoD confirmed the receipt of the armoured vehicles and weaponry Sunday (November 19).
Afghan forces continue to receive new equipment as part of on-going efforts to bolster their capabilities, said MoD spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri.
Various units of the Afghan National Army will deploy the weapons and vehicles, he said.
