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| Kabul exit tonight? |
| 2021-08-25 |
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Hattip Red State.
US airlift from Afghanistan records busiest day yet: 20,000-plus flown out [IsraelTimes] The US military pulls off its biggest day of evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the operation began. But deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persists, and the Taliban signals they might soon seek to shut down the airlifts. About 21,600 people were flown safely out of Taliban-held Afghanistan in the 24-hour period that ended early Tuesday, the White House says. That compares with about 16,000 the previous day. Thirty-seven US military flights — 32 C-17s and 5 C-130s — carried about 12,700 evacuees. An additional 8,900 people flew out aboard 57 flights by US allies. Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby said Monday the faster pace of evacuation was partly due to coordination with Taliban commanders on getting evacuees into the airport. “Thus far, and going forward, it does require constant coordination and deconfliction with the Taliban,” Kirby said. “What we’ve seen is, this deconfliction has worked well in terms of allowing access and flow as well as reducing the overall size of the crowds just outside the airport.” |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #4 “UK-US relations are about to enter their lowest point since Suez,” one senior MP said. “The special relationship is very, very damaged.” ...but, but, Orange Man bad. You got what you wanted. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-08-25 21:10 |
| #3 Yes, thx Matt. I keep seeing the statement "60,000 rescued." A media talking point? Stats for a soon to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-25 13:58 |
| #2 Thanks for putting this together, 3dc. Key point from the last post: "Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Rep. Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, who underwent a secret trip to Kabul to witness the situation at the airport for themselves, challenged President Biden and claimed that 'we won't get everyone out on time'. " Pelosi has to be livid about that. One part of the regime strategy is to control the flow of information from Kabul. Another part is to push into the headlines any non-Kabul issue ("Squirrel!"). |
| Posted by: Matt 2021-08-25 13:38 |