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Afghanistan
'There will be consequences': Taliban warn US and Britain to get out, saying August 31 withdrawal deadline is a 'red line' and it will 'provoke a reaction if they are intent on continuing the occupation'
2021-08-23
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  Date Available Aug 08, 2020 - The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB /ˈmoʊæb/, colloquially known as the "Mother of All Bombs") Blast yield 11 tons TNT (46 GJ)

Yes #6 - Available, where should we drop it off ?
Posted by: Flart Omitle8889   2021-08-23 21:39  

#8  #7 Pretty please, with sprinkles and gamma rays?

Yassssss.
Posted by: Frank G   2021-08-23 21:30  

#7  Pretty please, with sprinkles and gamma rays?

This is about the point in the negotiations where someone on our side says, "I am evacuating our people. If you f**k with me, I will kill you all." Problem is, we don't have anyone with the sand to say it and sound like they mean it. Second problem is that at this point, we are not capable anything so un-nuanced as another "Highway of Death", especially with the accompanying over-hyped civilian casualties.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-08-23 19:25  

#6  Or say detonating a 1 to 10K device about 10K angels above the place about 2am in the morning? Will get their attention.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-08-23 18:40  

#5  as Boris pleads with Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for troops leaving - as furious generals say PM must 'get every last Brit out'

Have you tried, "Pretty please, with sprinkles on top."?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-23 14:30  

#4  Red Line = more trolling from the Trolliban. They've definately gotten better at that aspect of the culture war.
Posted by: Secret Master    2021-08-23 10:34  

#3  Terror threat level should be raised to severe with threat of atrocity on UK soil 'highly likely' after Taliban takeover, former head of British forces in Afghanistan warns
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-23 08:49  

#2  'There is a genuine threat from ISIS': National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan admits ISIS could attack US troops at Kabul airport and refuses to rule out sending in more soldiers
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-23 08:48  

#1  'We are down to hours, not weeks': UK scrambles to DOUBLE Kabul airlift numbers to 12,000 as Boris pleads with Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for troops leaving - as furious generals say PM must 'get every last Brit out'
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-23 08:32  

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