Ex-soldier bought night vision rifle sights for the Taliban

A former British soldier raised cash for the Taliban and bought 12 night vision rifle sights for the militants to use in the battle with the coalition government, a court heard. Muhammed Choudhary, 41, sent packages containing the scopes to Pakistan so they could be smuggled in for fighters in Afghanistan. Choudary was working for the NHS as an X-ray technician when he was arrested in 2020. He has admitted providing money knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that…