KABUL - Over 50 percent of the foreign forces non-military equipment would be delivered to the Afghan security forces as 400 compounds were shut down since the international forces gradual withdrawal kicked off in 2011, an ISAF official said Sunday.

Up to 20,000 small and big equipment costing $3 million had been handed over to the Afghan forces, a program would be continued till the end of the foreign forces complete withdrawal from the country, Director of Material Enterprise Integration United States Forces-Afghanistan, Steven A. Shapiro told media.

“Up to 400 small and big compounds had been closed since October, 2011 and the equipment had been handed over to the Afghan forces up to 200 others would also be shut down—the equipment of which would be handed over to the Afghan forces this year”, he reported.

The entire equipment had been enlisted to be sent to the related states of America, but if the price of purchasing was more costly than the resending expenditure, then “We are compelled to submit them to the Afghan forces unless taking them out of the country”, he detailed.

The process would be more economical than repurchasing the equipment for the Afghans, as it was experienced in Iraq, he said adding no payment would be asked for repairing from the Afghan side.

The Afghan authorities had asked for delivering the foreign forces equipment and facilities to the Afghan forces after their withdrawal from the country. (Agencies)