We were all biometrically registered in civil and military databases. The Taliban captured the equipment needed to identify us. The German government, which has let us down so far, knows that too. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/technology/for-sale-on-ebay-a-military-database-of-fingerprints-and-iris-scans.html
For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans

German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.