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Afghanistan
Biden increases US troops in Afghanistan to 5,000 for 'safe drawdown' of US personnel
2021-08-15
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Posted by:Fred

#7  ^ Trump's fault
Posted by: Frank G   2021-08-15 20:32  

#6  Just read that there are so many people in the Kabul airport that they're crowded out on the runways, and all flights have ceased.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-08-15 19:52  

#5  Were those orders ever even in effect before the timeline collapsed?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-15 15:22  

#4  Obviously planes cannot land or take off under these conditions. I fear we may soon learn of US hostages or worse.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-15 13:46  

#3  Last I heard the airport was taking fire. None of this had to happen the way it has and is going to.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-08-15 13:12  

#2  
Even as 1000s of 'interpreters' are pulled out. Is the five-sided madhouse trying to swap out Americans with Afghans?
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-08-15 11:18  

#1  Too few to win, too many to die.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-08-15 10:23  

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