Wow.....from article/your link....
...The Hague, Netherlands: The first Dutch evacuation flight since the Taliban takeover left Kabul without a single Dutch or Afghan national on board after passengers were blocked by US troops, the Netherlands said Wednesday. The US military allowed the Dutch jet to stay on the tarmac in the Afghan capital for just 30 minutes before ordering it to take off on Tuesday, foreign minister Sigrid Kaag said.
Around 40 people were able to board the plane but none were Dutch or Afghan, with many people unable to get to the plane on time as they were stuck outside the US-guarded gates to the airport.
“Many people were there with their children, with their families. They were there at the entrance of the airport. It’s terrible,” Kaag was quoted as saying by the Dutch news agency ANP.
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Just who the heck are these 40 that WERE allowed to board??
What a total disaster.
The US had given slot times to the countries to evacuate their people. I was reading India’s report. Their flight entered through Iran Air space, just to avoid flying over Pakistan, which may let the Taliban know which plane to target. Then they parked their plane in Uzbekistan. When India’s slot opened they landed in Kabul. In meantime, India used their Afghan assets to bring in all Diplomats, journalists, and citizens to the airport passing through 7 checkpoints created by the Taliban. India was able to evacuate two planes. They still have 3000 Citizens in Afghanistan to be evacuated.
“Just who the heck are these 40 that WERE allowed to board??”
And why were the others detained by the US military? Who would have ordered that?