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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #375 on: August 26, 2021, 10:17:30 AM »
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Roughly 13,400 people were airlifted out of Afghanistan on Wednesday, the White House has said.

It raises the total number of those evacuated by the U.S. and its coalition partners to about 95,700 since 14 August.

Meanwhile, more than 14,500 evacuees from Afghanistan have landed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the largest US Air Force facility outside of America.

Last night US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that despite the pace of the airlift, the State Department estimated that as many as 1,500 US citizens could still remain on the ground in Afghanistan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-58279900
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #376 on: August 26, 2021, 10:21:18 AM »
Quote from: dogmush on August 26, 2021, 10:15:54 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/politics/isis-terrorism-afghanistan-taliban.html

Not just the Taliban too.  Plenty of party for everyone.

Imagine being caught between those two.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #377 on: August 26, 2021, 10:27:32 AM »
One of the C-17 I saw earlier that appeared to be heading toward Kabul at the time now appears to have reversed course
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #378 on: August 26, 2021, 10:30:24 AM »
But wait, there's more

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Second explosion reported in Kabul

A second explosion has been reported near Kabul’s airport, Fox News has confirmed.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #379 on: August 26, 2021, 10:36:00 AM »
Another C-17 just did a 180.

Edit: That one started circling to the east of Kabul. The first  I saw is headed out of Afghan airspace

Edit Edit: Headed out. Noticed Turkish and Saudi C-130s doing the same.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #380 on: August 26, 2021, 10:45:50 AM »
News reporting suicide bomber attacked near gate of airport
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #381 on: August 26, 2021, 11:09:39 AM »
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #382 on: August 26, 2021, 11:20:00 AM »
Two C-17s headed west out of Kabul toward Turkmenistan. First time I've seen US planes headed that way, usually they go south to the Gulf of Oman and then turn west. Wonder if fuel could be an issue since they may have had a rushed takeoff.

And this just popped up

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Pentagon says there are a number of US and civilian casualties

A Pentagon spokesperson has said that the bombing at Kabul airport has resulted in a number of US and civilian casualties and was the result of a "complex attack".
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-58279900
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #383 on: August 26, 2021, 11:24:39 AM »
Looks like the bomber got in a decent crowd.

https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1430903059752710152?s=20


*links to a short, but graphic video of bodies*
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #384 on: August 26, 2021, 11:32:26 AM »
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Alicia Kearns, a member of the foreign affairs and national security strategy committees, said there had been "many hurt" in an attack near the Baron Hotel, where the UK is processing Britons and Afghans eligible for evacuation.

The Conservative MP tweeted: "A bomb or attack with gunfire at northern gate of Baron's Hotel. Worried this will devastate evacuation - so many hurt. My heart is with all those injured and killed."
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-58279900
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #385 on: August 26, 2021, 11:40:34 AM »
Saw something somewhere, can't find it now, about an Italian C-130 coming under fire
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #386 on: August 26, 2021, 11:47:00 AM »
Quote from: WLJ on August 26, 2021, 11:40:34 AM
Saw something somewhere, can't find it now, about an Italian C-130 coming under fire

Here ya go -

https://www.newsweek.com/shots-fired-italian-plane-kabul-1623276
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #387 on: August 26, 2021, 11:50:11 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on August 26, 2021, 11:47:00 AM
Here ya go -

https://www.newsweek.com/shots-fired-italian-plane-kabul-1623276

Not the same one but yours does say this
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However, a government source citing intelligence reports later told Reuters that Afghan forces shot into the air to disperse crowds near Kabul airport, not at the plane.

I think the one I saw was on MSN and I don't think it's mentioned that.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #388 on: August 26, 2021, 11:51:14 AM »
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a government source

Completely lost all credibility right there.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #389 on: August 26, 2021, 12:09:18 PM »
The Brits just said they will not work with US forces again as long as Biden is president.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #390 on: August 26, 2021, 12:10:43 PM »
Quote from: Jim147 on August 26, 2021, 12:09:18 PM
The Brits just said they will not work with US forces again as long as Biden is president.

Source?
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #391 on: August 26, 2021, 12:30:41 PM »
Bidenshitshowistan.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #392 on: August 26, 2021, 12:34:23 PM »
The admin is blaming the media the media is blaming the admin

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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #393 on: August 26, 2021, 12:35:26 PM »
And on that note something from another universe

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    One of the most important structural asymmetries in American politics is that Republicans have a mass media ecosystem that always supports them, while Democrats don't https://t.co/e976VmVieB

    — Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 26, 2021
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/08/26/this-should-be-good-jonathan-chait-explains-why-the-media-is-worse-for-biden-than-trump/
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #394 on: August 26, 2021, 01:03:58 PM »
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #395 on: August 26, 2021, 01:14:06 PM »
We just lost 4 Marines in the bombing attack…. :mad:
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #396 on: August 26, 2021, 01:21:35 PM »
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #397 on: August 26, 2021, 01:41:25 PM »
Quote from: Lennyjoe on August 26, 2021, 01:14:06 PM
We just lost 4 Marines in the bombing attack…. :mad:

Has biden apologized to the taliban yet?
 :mad: :mad: :mad:
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #398 on: August 26, 2021, 01:51:07 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on August 26, 2021, 01:41:25 PM
Has biden apologized to the taliban yet?
 :mad: :mad: :mad:

He probably doesn't even know about the bombings yet. His handlers will tell him after they write a script.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #399 on: August 26, 2021, 01:52:46 PM »
My #1 question right now is: What in the actual *expletive deleted*ck is going on in D.C. right now?
Wholly Hell these *expletive deleted*ers are incompetent.
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