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re: Taliban has taken Kabul. Terrorist attack at Airport at least 12 marines confirmed killed

Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:34 pm to
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46636 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:34 pm to
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I'd feel better about their chances if the Fedgov didn't leave a frickton of weapons behind for the Taliban to use.


Building Back Better

Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:39 pm to
We have a massive crisis in leadership, worse in my lifetime.
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10754 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:40 pm to
It's tough to look tough wearing sandals.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:41 pm to
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Pointing a rocket launcher at a guy 6 feet away from the building


Posted by ItTakesAThief
Scottsdale, Arizona
Member since Dec 2009
10838 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:42 pm to
Saw 3 Kodiak 100 bush planes leave Kabul together last night on flight radar and head up into the mountains north of Kabul and separated and then disappeared.

Wonder if any of this is true and the agency sent someone out to meet with these groups. One headed up toward mazar sharif. The other two into the mountains north of Kabul.
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 7:43 pm
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24449 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:43 pm to
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Saw 3 Kodak 100 bush planes leave Kabul together last night

Those were almost certainly CIA assets.
Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54880 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:44 pm to
LINK

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Najia was at home with her three young sons and daughter in a small village in northern Afghanistan when Taliban fighters knocked on their door. Najia's daughter Manizha, 25, knew they were coming -- her mother had told her they'd done the same thing the previous three days, demanding that she cook food for up to 15 fighters. "My mother told them, 'I am poor, how can I cook for you?'" said Manizha. "(The Taliban) started beating her. My mother collapsed, and they hit her with their guns -- AK47s."

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Manizha said she yelled at the fighters to stop. They paused for a moment before throwing a grenade into the next room and fleeing as the flames spread, she said. The mother of four died from the beating. The deadly July 12 attack on Najia's home in Faryab province was a chilling preview of the threat now facing women across Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover of the capital Kabul. CNN is using aliases for Najia and Manizha to protect their identity for safety reasons.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
52660 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:46 pm to
Damn that’s brutal
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
26511 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:46 pm to
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Biden’s approval in Reuters/Ipsos at 46%, lowest of his presidency and dropped 7% in one single weekend


I am kind of surprised it's only 7%. That's fricked.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
120445 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:47 pm to
How hasn’t Biden resigned yet? This is fricking ridiculous. We’re past Dunkirk because that’s just clearly not going to happen by August 31st. This is past Saigon since China is using this as the excuse to invade Taiwan which should trigger WWIII, but it won’t. We’re getting into Leningrad territory now.
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8462 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:49 pm to
Lol. No way it was over 50% to begin with.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
55003 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:50 pm to
If they actually move to take Taiwan, then I'm seriously concerned for a ww3
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:50 pm to
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Those were almost certainly CIA assets.

Probably. Those are some pretty badass planes.

If so, it means the CIA is doing something worthwhile in Afghanistan for the first time.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46636 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:51 pm to
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I am kind of surprised it's only 7%. That's fricked.


Never underestimate the fervor of religious zealots.

And I'm not assigning that to one party. It's a problem in both parties.

It's just happening to manifest itself rather prominently now when US citizens are under the threat of being killed and our "president" is not to be heard from.

Posted by Pisgah Pete
Buncombe County
Member since Feb 2021
602 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:51 pm to
Who knows what is real and what is fake when it comes to Twitter. In the replies someone claims they are detaining AfghanBLM members who were robbing and looting.

We have still yet to see an actual person killed in the last 72 hours, other than the bodies dropping from the USAF plane.

Given that the Taliban is allowing foreigners access to the airport and allowing everyone to leave peacefully it is looking like for now all the fear mongerers on Twitter are full of shite.
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
71165 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:52 pm to
I know Biden is incompetent but whoever the military people behind the scenes orchestrating all these decisions need to be held accountable.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75837 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:52 pm to
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It's tough to look tough wearing sandals.

Not everyone can pull it off like Jesus.
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 8:01 pm
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46636 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:52 pm to
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We have still yet to see an actual person killed in the last 72 hours


You are so goddamn naive.

Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
16328 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:52 pm to
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We have a massive crisis in leadership, worse in my lifetime.


And to think, it wasn’t even actually elected.
Posted by OldmanBeasley
Charlotte
Member since Jun 2014
11214 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:52 pm to
The media spin has already started. As an example, Dawgfan posted in another thread that this was always inevitable and that this is just an attempt to get us back into Afghanistan. This will be the excuse that becomes popular
This post was edited on 8/17/21 at 7:53 pm
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