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To: little jeremiah

I’m not sure.
The person who posted didn’t say.
But my wild guess would be Scotland.


1,163 posted on 08/25/2021 3:27:33 PM PDT by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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No Americans Have Been Rescued Outside of Kabul: Pentagon
August 25, 2021

U.S. troops have not rescued any Americans in Afghanistan outside of Kabul, though they have the capability to do so, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Only three rescue missions have been conducted by American soldiers since the Taliban took over the country, according to military officials. But all three took place within Kabul, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington.

“Could it be done outside Kabul, if needed? We have the capability,” he said.

“I’m not suggesting that it would be well outside of Kabul. I’m not suggesting that it would be throughout the whole countryside,” he added later. “When I said ‘outside Kabul,’ I’m talking about relatively close by. I don’t want to set the expectation that we’re going to be able to fly all over the country to pick up people.”

The reason why that distance is so small is because the focus of the mission is on protecting the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where flights are departing regularly with Afghans, Americans, and others, Kirby said.

Asked if the United States could help an American couple who is reportedly in Mazar-e-Sharife, he answered bluntly, “No.”

So far, three missions have been conducted, including one to the Baron Hotel to rescue a group of 169 people who were struggling to make it to the airport. All three have been “a short duration and a short distance,” according to Kirby.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/no-americans-have-been-rescued-outside-of-kabul-pentagon_3965583.html

1,166 posted on 08/25/2021 3:31:21 PM PDT by Oorang (Politicians:-a feeble band of lowly reptiles who shun the light and who lurk in their own dens. )
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To: Farcesensitive

I was thinking Scotland.


1,169 posted on 08/25/2021 3:45:07 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing is more important than Truth)
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