U.S. Lost Track Of Guns In Afghanistan

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Source: CBS News/AP

Thousands Of Weapons Unaccounted For, GAO Report Finds; Defense Says It Needs More People To Keep Inventory

(CBS/AP) An independent study finds that the U.S. has been shoveling weapons into the hands of Afghan troops but can't ensure they don't wind up in the hands of Taliban fighters.

The report, obtained by The Associated Press, comes as Kabul recovers from attacks by heavily armed militants that killed 20 people and wounded 57 others. The Taliban have claimed responsibility.

A Taliban commander named Qari Talah, who claims his group is operating inside Kabul, told CBS News' Sami Yousafzai Wednesday via telephone, "seven brave members attacked in many places in Kabul and it was revenge for the indiscriminate killing of the Taliban prisoners in Kabul prison last month."

Talha said he was in command of 60 militants in central Kabul and that his brigade was planning a more "stunning attack." He claimed his militants were "now easily operating in Kabul, and our influence and control reach to the suburbs."

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