You bring up an interesting and frightening thought - our ‘allies’ holding Americans hostage to force their own rescue. I can see that.
I heard the opinion this morning that the Taliban would probably refrain from hostage taking, but I can now see friendlies possibly doing it too.
A mortar or rocket attack on the airport would change everything.
Why would the Taliban refrain from taking hostages?
Would you do that if you were the head of Taliban and Joke Buyden were your enemy’s president?