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“The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, but why are the combat uniforms so familiar?”

Taliban / Yonhap News

The Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan, are wearing the combat uniforms of the South Korean military in the past.

On the 16th, an article titled ‘An interesting fact about the Taliban Army’ was posted on the online community Efem Korea.

In the foreign press photos included in the article, you can see the Taliban armed with weapons.

What stands out is the combat uniform worn by the Taliban. The Taliban are wearing the old combat uniforms of the South Korean military, which were called ‘frogs’ as a group.

Material photos not related to the article / News 1
Material photos not related to the article / News 1

It is unknown how the South Korean military’s old combat uniforms got into the hands of the Taliban.

Korean netizens are reacting strangely to the appearance of the battle uniform with the name tag attached to the right chest.

Netizens left comments such as, “Did you go to the Dongmyo rescue market?”, “There is no grass in the mountains, and it’s a minus if you wear that”, and “The frog is a really well-made military uniform.”

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