The Firearms Blog presented some interesting observations of Taliban use of night vision devices (NODs) in Afghanistan.

Sources of NODs ranged from purchase in Afghanistan, potential supplying from unfriendly nations and the capture of allied equipment as what happened at Ghorak.  While use of NODs by the Taliban seems to be very sparse and sporadic the article ended with a fascinating observation that the most effective weapons are given to the most prestigious leaders versus the insurgent most capable of employing the weapon ion the battlefield.