"Badri 313": This Taliban special command is besieging Kabul airport

The Taliban's special unit "Badri 313" is currently besieging the airport in Kabul.

The Islamist militia has professional equipment.

Kabul - turban, long robes and sandals - that is probably the image that many observers have of the Taliban. But Kabul Airport is currently guarded by a well-equipped elite group facing the German Armed Forces and US troops: the "Badri 313". The Taliban * Special Command has modern helmets with night vision devices, camouflage uniforms, combat boots and bulletproof vests. Since the militia came to power, the special unit has played an important role for the Taliban.

According to Matt Henman, director of terrorism and insurgency at Jane's military magazine, the Badri 313 has "probably some of the best trained and equipped fighters" in Afghanistan.

Henman estimates the number of fighters at several thousand.

According to the experts, it is very likely that the terrorists received basic training in Pakistan.

This is reported by the AFP news agency.

"Badri 313" in Afghanistan: Taliban terrorist militia responsible for attacks

The "Badri 313" apparently belongs to the Haqqani network - an Islamist terrorist organization that is held responsible for many deadly attacks in Afghanistan *.

The Haqqanis emphasize that their elite troops share al-Qaeda ideologies.

The Islamist army first became active in 2011, back then in the form of suicide attacks and assaults.

The "Badri 313" was created with the last Taliban uprising, which among other things resulted in an attack on a British security company in Kabul in November 2018.

Since the Taliban * took full power, the militia are reported to have secured important parts of Kabul.

The troops said they were able to restore "security" to Kabul Airport.

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The Taliban have taken almost all of Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, in a very short space of time.

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The name of the unit already shows its ideologies: It is said to be based on the Battle of Badr in the 7th century.

At that time, the Prophet Mohammed triumphed against the ruling tribe of the Arabian Peninsula with only 313 soldiers.

The battle is considered a historic moment in Islamic history.

Afghanistan: "Badri 313" have "proven their effectiveness on the battlefield"

"We have seen in the final offensive since May that the Taliban's special forces played a central role in the conquest of Afghanistan," says Bill Roggio, editor-in-chief of the Long War Journal.

According to Roggio, the Islamist army "demonstrated its effectiveness on the battlefield".

Badri-313 Battalion.

Here are the Pictures of special commondo unit Badri-313 released by #Talibani, Named after the battle of Badr (in Islam), these commondos are laced with modern Tech equipments.

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What makes the army particularly dangerous: The "Badri 313" was indirectly equipped by the USA *.

After defeating the Afghan military, the unit captured their weapons and vehicles.

The Taliban fighters proudly presented their booty: In one picture they are posing in the style of a photo of the US armed forces in the Battle of Iwojima in Japan during World War II.

The security situation at Kabul airport is worsening: numerous embassies warn of attacks.

(Ares Abasi) *

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