Fears grow over Taliban using biometric systems to identify US collaborators

The Next Web
By Thomas MacaulayAug 18, 2021, 7:42 am133 pts
As the Taliban swept through Afghanistan, they captured a hoard of weaponry that the US had supplied to the collapsing security forces. The militant group has been seen with an array of stolen firearms and vehicles. There are also growing fears about the biometric systems that they’ve seized. “We…

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