Fears grow over Taliban using biometric systems to identify US collaborators

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 understand that the Taliban is now likely to have access to various biometric databases and equipment in Afghanistan, including some left behind by coalition military forces,” said Human Rights First, a US NGO, on Monday. “This technology is likely to include access to a database with fingerprints and iris scans, and include facial recognition…

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