Posted on 08/22/2021 10:44:01 AM PDT by Absolutely Spiffing Old Bean
A network of "hundreds of thousands" of people, including analysts using satellite imagery to locate Taliban checkpoints surrounding the Kabul airport, are coordinating to evacuate Afghan interpreters from the country, an Afghanistan war veteran and member of the coalition told Fox News.
These interpreters, now targeted by the Taliban, were essential U.S. allies during the Afghanistan war and played roles much larger than simply acting as translators, according to Matt Zeller. The Biden administration has faced fierce criticism that the U.S. hasn’t made their evacuation more of a priority.
"These people that we’re talking about … they were our eyes and ears on the battlefield," Zeller told Fox News. He said they’d hear Taliban communications ordering fighters to shoot the interpreters first.
"From the Taliban’s perspective, they won," Zeller, a former CIA analyst, continued. The Afghan interpreters "are the people who have been helping us to kill them over the last 20 years."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Cell phones and the internet expand the ability to gather and share intelligence by enabling people to share what they know. That can be helpful in situations like what we see in Afghanistan.
Having a competent commander in chief and Secretary of Defense would help too, but we have to work with what we have.
Matt zeller is out of control at this point.
Congrats, Faux News, on getting them killed by posting this.
Utter insanity.
Because Faux News wants ratings, people getting dead doesn’t matter.
Keep in mind there are many Christians in Afghanistan I doubt the RATs and Biden care if they ever get out.
Pretty sure a friend of mine is right in the middle of this. Retired high level SF.
Great statement by President Trump!!
Thanks for posting
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