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2021-08-18 Afghanistan

U.S.: About 5,000-9,000 Passengers/day Can Leave Kabul Airport

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Posted by Fred 2021-08-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

The only people allowed through into the airport are "foreign citizens, but no local workers and no Afghan citizens" are given access

Just imagine the hellish scene that would ensue if the Talibs allowed anyone onto the grounds of the airport.

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-08-18 09:13|| 2021-08-18 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 And like COVID, the goalposts will move daily.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-18 10:58|| 2021-08-18 10:58|| Front Page Top

#3 So, 5-6 days given the 40,000 number. Expect to be seeing pearl clutchers about "threatened" people stuck in Afghanistan for the next two years.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-18 11:01|| 2021-08-18 11:01|| Front Page Top

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