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—”I’d like to know why 20yo’ds were on the most dangerous post “

I can only speculate I have seen nothing factual, yet.

This was a NEO (Noncombatant Evacuation Operation).
Females are needed for dealing with other females nothing new.

A guardhouse checkpoint at the airport perimeter.
Checking paperwork and ? preboarding patdown for contraband? Maybe?

Possible senior NCO or junior officer inside the guardhouse? In the area? Radio contact?
All SOP.

The actual security, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, is provided by the Taliban; biden made this agreement!
The suicide bomber is claimed to be ISIS—NOT TALIBAN— like it makes a difference.

A short five-page read with insight into how it works.
This article is from 1999 and has been updated, this is the basics.

An easy and enjoyable read.

“The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War”

“— on average, once every five weeks. On any given day, up to 29,000 Marines are forward deployed around the world. In
far-flung places like Kenya, Indonesia, and Albania, they have stood face-to-face with the perplexing and hostile challenges of the chaotic
post Cold War world for which the “rules” have not yet been written. The three block war is not simply a fanciful metaphor for future
conflicts — it is a reality. Like Corporal Hernandez, today’s Marines have already encountered its great challenges and they have been
asked to exercise an exceptional degree of maturity, restraint, and judgment. “

...”The future battlefields on which Marines fight will be increasingly hostile, lethal, and chaotic. Our success
will hinge, as it always has, on the leadership of our junior Marines. We must ensure that they are prepared to lead.”

http://milnewstbay.pbworks.com/f/Krulak-StrategicCorporal-1999.pdf