* Evacuation flights are leaving Kabul near-empty after Taliban fighters encircled the airport in a ring of steel
* Military jets able to carry hundreds of people are instead ferrying dozens - in one shocking case a German plane with space for 150 people departed the Afghan capital with just seven on board
* Afghans say the Taliban are blocking anyone who doesn't have a foreign passport getting to the airport, while foreigners say they have been caught up in the crush and are unable to get through
* Western nations vowed to take more than 100,000 Afghan refugees - pledge that appears increasingly hollow
Evacuation flights out of Kabul are taking off near-empty after the Taliban formed a ring of steel around the airport - blocking tens of thousands of desperate Afghans from entering as westerners said they are unable to get through the crush.
Flights bound for Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, France and Italy - which between them have vowed to rescue thousands of people - have been taking off with just a few dozen people on board despite having capacity to take hundreds.
In one shocking case, a German plane with room for 150 departed Kabul on Tuesday with just seven on board.
There are now thought to be around 50,000 people - mostly Afghans - gathered outside two entrances to Hamid Karzai airport - the civilian south side and military north side, both of which are under Taliban control.
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WNU Editor: Western governments do not know how many of their nationals are in Afghanistan right now. According to US news media reports, there are anywhere between 10,000 to 40,000 Americans in Afghanistan right now. Even the White House has no clue on how many of its citizens are in Afghanistan.
More News On The Exodus From Afghanistan
Afghanistan crisis: Chaos as Europeans scramble to evacuate Kabul -- BBC
Taliban tightens grip on Kabul airport as thousands of Americans await evacuation -- CBS News
For the Afghans who make it through Taliban checkpoints, Kabul airport is a gateway to a new world -- CNN
Dutch evacuation effort fails as empty plane departs Kabul -- Poltiico.eu
In Kabul, terrified Afghans wait for the call to safety -- DW
No official US evacuation plan for Americans outside Kabul, report says -- FOX News
13 comments:
Well, I'm sure Fred or CNN's Don Lemon will find a way to blame Trump or "white extremists".... give them some time
FRED SEZ:
bothn parties and 4 presidents to blame for endless and useless war in an attempt to "nation build."
Clue, Misfit: you can not win military war if you can not also win the political war. As in Nam, and now Afghanistan, the corrupt govts can not compete with a desire for change.
Turkey-Based Egyptian Islamic Scholar Wagdi Ghoneim: We Ask Allah To Complete The Victory Of The Taliban Over America And The Infidel West; They Are Mujahideen And We Are The Nation of Jihad
Pro-Al-Qaeda Outlet Congratulates Taliban For Defeating 'America's Massive Military Arsenal,' Salutes Al-Qaeda Affiliates For Making 'The Islamic Caliphate More Tangible Than Ever'
Five Media Outlets Affiliated With Al-Qaeda Congratulate Taliban For Victory In Afghanistan, Wish Them Success "For The Sake Of The Islamic Nation"
Syria-Based Tansiqat Al-Jihad Congratulates Taliban On Victory In Afghanistan, Urges Jihadi Groups Elsewhere Never To Give Up
now some more useless and needless sniping, cunt
Fred. Great!
FINALLY we agree. BOTH sides did this and robbed us blind
Now.. the next test for you:
Who is locking us down, taking our rights, our wealth and freedom, and is coming after our weapons(just like the Taliban)? :)
@WNU
https://www.rt.com/usa/532419-taliban-biometric-data-afghan-coalition-collaborators/
FRED SEZ: ?
FRED SEZ as in Fred R. Lapides? That Fred?
Frequent readers know you jump all over Republicans, when you think that you can safely smear them without bringing Democrats into the mix. Yes, you live high on the hog then.
When Democrats are solely to blame you trot out your false equivalence or tu quoque arguments.
First, the center of gravity was Pakistan political, military and intelligence establishments. Those were never defeated and thus the war could not be won. Do you know what center of gravity means? I have my doubts. You could have read the word without it leaving the slightest imprint on your mind much as knowing how to construct poems did not lead you to writing poems. Or maybe thinking about them much at all.
Personally, I had hopes of the war being won with the 1st and 2nd battles of Swat. It came to naught. The came the surge in 2009/2010. The generals came up with options. one was the surge. They recommended a number of troops. Obama halved it. I guess Obama is a subject matter expert on military affairs having never studied it. Worse someone alleges is that Obama pawned off Afghanistan on Joe Biden. How vested was Obama in wining? Less than Bush. Bush tried to get FATA cleared of Taliban.
How are we going to win in Afghanistan, if Pakistan is the center of gravity and any criticism of Islam , sharia and jihad is met with liberals shouting Islamophobia?
180 billion dollars a year is not much, if you have a healthy economy. But Democrats does not want to engage in economic war against China although China is engaged in economic war against the US? Budgets cannot be balanced because Democrats ensure any budget agreement is suicide pact. Unbalanced budgets and China doing 25% of American manufactured goods and 180 billion a year starts looking like a lot.
Here is question which Fred will answer with a few links or name calling. If we cannot evacuate 10,0000 Americans now, how were we going to evacuate 3,000 to 13,000 American troops from Afghanistan in event of war with China and Pakistan threw in with China?
Anabasis?
1257 he's likely just a Marxist or uninformed
His core strength "Russia knowledge" is ok
His China knowledge lacks 10 years behind
His knowledge about the Marxist tyranny, lockdowns, communism spreading etc is just pretend. People know what's going on and soon people will have had it and murder these monsters in their illegitimate offices
Anyone take notice: if you promote lockdowns one more time, we will not share this planet with you
How influential your robo letter penning machine is 12:57. Nonetheless I'm blaming you for such drivel since you plugged it in.
Pathetic.
Drool to rule posted at 2:04
Guys stop fighting
We are under attack
Those of you who realize this, must unite
Good luck
Our drooling elders are to busy voting for drooling politicians.
too*
WNU or anyone else, when I hear these stories I have to ask. What exactly are the 6 or 7k troops we have deployed there actually doing?
Question:
If we cannot evacuate 10,0000 Americans now, how were we going to evacuate 3,000 to 13,000 American troops from Afghanistan in event of war with China and Pakistan threw in with China?
Answer: " "
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