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re: Taliban has taken Kabul. Terrorist attack at Airport at least 12 marines confirmed killed
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:01 am to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:01 am to LegendInMyMind
Twitter has anchored the #afghanistan trend. Was hovering around 8 or 9 and poof it’s gone.
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Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:01 am to LegendInMyMind
We need to also remember that it isn't just our people being evacuated:
Doing all of this at a single runway airport....
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JUST IN: The first evacuation operations of German citizens from Kabul have started early Monday, German news agency DPA says.
Here's the latest:
LINK
Doing all of this at a single runway airport....
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 12:03 am
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:02 am to The Pirate King
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Twitter has anchored the #afghanistan trend. Was hovering around 8 or 9 and poof it’s gone.
We’re in tyranny
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:03 am to The Pirate King
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Like private security types?
Some, but think more Halliburton and other support companies for the troops over there.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:03 am to The Pirate King
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I’m trying to figure why all of these US citizens are there? Outside of military and embassy, what possible reason would there be for an American to be in Afghanistan?
Teachers, aid workers, contractors embedded in the Afghan civilian infrastructure. My BIL spent a year operating a tethered surveillance balloon that monitored the border crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. He said it was very peaceful up that way. No trouble at all.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:07 am to Wolfhound45
quote:Understand, but the self-loading cargo is pretty light.
But I am focused on "bulk" lift. I am fairly certain they are there to keep the lift in the air. Only filling up with passengers (possibly) after they have gassed everyone else up.
quote:Yeah, that's why I don't understand the "Looks like a successful Kabul evacuation!" line. WIth 10k civilians and 6k troops that's not a succesful evac.
You have to admit, that is a very weak lift plan.
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 12:10 am
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:07 am to OMLandshark
Afghan journalists are in a tight spot, too:
He also posted a screenshot of the text she sent.
He also posted a screenshot of the text she sent.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:08 am to The Pirate King
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Like private security types?
Yes sir or work directly for DOD
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:08 am to Taxing Authority
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Yeah, that's why I don't understand the "successful evac" line.
I would ignore that part of the tweet. Use it as more of info for US planes that have successfully left the airport.
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 12:09 am
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:11 am to Jim Rockford
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My BIL spent a year operating a tethered surveillance balloon that monitored the border crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
Well that's pretty fascinating lol. Honestly never heard of it. What height do they observe from?
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:11 am to Taxing Authority
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Too bad we can't trade. We have plenty of face-cover requiring, statue destroying, authoritarian government craving people over here.
Yup.
What ally would ever trust the US again after this?
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:12 am to fr33manator
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Yup.
What ally would ever trust the US again after this?
Yup. Quite frankly they shouldn’t.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:13 am to Sao
a few hundred feet. He wasn't in the balloon. the balloon had a camera. He was on the ground.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:13 am to The Pirate King
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The area they’re in could still be away from the actual runway and area where the US is setup.
Appears that way
LINK
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:16 am to Jim Rockford
I assumed so. Something like that seems pretty useful in a lot of scenarios.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:16 am to LegendInMyMind
I’m trying to figure out how that plane is gonna take off with all those people
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:18 am to Sao
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:20 am to The Pirate King
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Video of more humvees, trucks, troop carriers captured by Taliban
You just know some are rolling towards the Kabul Airport as we speak.
I wonder if they left any tanks?
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:21 am to Wolfhound45
135s have a cargo/pax dec also
Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:22 am to OMLandshark
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Not a single woman or child in that video. This is about to get extremely dark.
Nothing but military age males.
I sure hope the Taliban isn't smart enough to pull that off.
Although it is extremely suspicious that there are no females, children, or old people.
Could you imagine if US, Britain, and Germany fly several thousand jihadis to their countries only to have them open up snack bars for a 9/11 surprise party?
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 12:29 am
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