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2020-03-11 Afghanistan
Afghan forces seize AUG rifle and 90,000 rounds of ammunition in Herat
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces confiscated an AUG rifle and nearly 90,000 thousand rounds of ammunition during a raid in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province.

According to a statement released by Ministry of Interior (MoI), the security forces confiscated the weapon and ammunition during a raid in Guzara district of Herat.

The statement further added the security forces seized 89,900 rounds of ammunition including 35,000 rounds of M-16 ammunition and 16,000 rounds of Ak-47 ammunition.

The Ministry of Interior also added that the security forces discovered the weapon and ammunition from a truck and arrested the driver of the vehicle.

The anti-government armed hard boy groups have not commented in this regard so far.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-11 00:26|| || Front Page|| [19 views ]  Top

#1  AUG “a semi-convertible ambidextrous rifle platform with an adjustable short-stroke, gas-piston operation chambered for 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington) ammunition in stock 10-, 30- or 42-round magazines.” Only $2000 on the open market.
9000/42~2142 magazines. WOW
Posted by Tyranysaurus Bumble4504 2020-03-11 12:35||   2020-03-11 12:35|| Front Page Top

#2  President George H.W. Bush banned the AUG via an executive order under the 1989 Assault Weapon Import ban. Six years into the ban, AUG buyers gained a reprieve as cosmetic changes to the carbine’s design allowed importation once again...Things that make you go huh.
Posted by Texhooey 2020-03-11 21:59||   2020-03-11 21:59|| Front Page Top

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