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Hundreds protest in front of White house to denounce the Taliban taking over Kabul
WTOP ^ | AUGUST 15, 2021 | Valerie Bonk

Posted on 08/15/2021 6:22:18 PM PDT by 11th_VA

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the White House on Sunday afternoon to call on the international community to help those fleeing Afghanistan.

The large group of Afghan protesters held up signs saying “speak for the silenced” and “don’t let history repeat.”

They were chanting “the Taliban are terrorists” and “stop killing Afghans.”

The protests followed the Taliban’s take over of Afghanistan’s capital Sunday, as the government collapsed and the president fled his own country.She said she was at home on Sunday watching the coverage of the Taliban taking over Kabul and felt like she had to come down to the White House and show her support for Afghanistan.

“It’s the start of a dark era,” Bahari said. “We have to stop Taliban. It’s just shocking what has happened with Afghanistan.”

Idrees Khan said he felt like this could have been avoided.

“I think it’s going to give a safe haven to all of the terrorists,” Khan said.

Monica Hesham was part of the protest in front of the White House because she said she wanted to bring attention to what the Taliban taking over Kabul means for the people who live there.

“We’re incredibly angry. We’re angry at the U.S., we’re angry at the world for ignoring us, for throwing us back into the hands of savages to the animals we’ve been fighting for 20 years,” Hesham said.

“Thousands of Afghans killed, thousands of U.S. soldiers killed for what? Only to go back and just withdraw the troops, withdraw so mercilessly,” she added...

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1 posted on 08/15/2021 6:22:18 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

I. Want to hear what muzzie Brennan has to say now that dems throwing cia under bus


2 posted on 08/15/2021 6:24:10 PM PDT by RummyChick (R.I.P. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3974843/posts?q=1&;page=1)
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To: 11th_VA

Just hundreds? We have to try a bit harder


3 posted on 08/15/2021 6:24:20 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: 11th_VA

Not surprised. September 10th all over again.


4 posted on 08/15/2021 6:25:25 PM PDT by Biggirl (" One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians-4:6)
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To: 11th_VA

Last US chopper leaves Kabul embassy in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/Pp62EkM2LA— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 15, 2021


5 posted on 08/15/2021 6:26:01 PM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: 11th_VA

President Retard thinks they’re having a party for him out in front.


6 posted on 08/15/2021 6:26:04 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: 11th_VA

You can still protest this administration without being thrown in solitary confinement? Good to know.


7 posted on 08/15/2021 6:26:16 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: KC_Lion

As for the rest of the Americans stuck there ...


8 posted on 08/15/2021 6:27:25 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: 11th_VA

As far as The Swamp is concerned, patriotic protestors are the “terrorisrs.”


9 posted on 08/15/2021 6:27:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: 11th_VA

#bidenresign


10 posted on 08/15/2021 6:28:55 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: 11th_VA

Well Democrats you own this!

MSM, you own this!


11 posted on 08/15/2021 6:29:22 PM PDT by Chgogal (#GulagNancy is going all Cuba on Trump Supporters.)
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To: 11th_VA

THIS is their own military, pathetic isn’t it. We cannot completely defend a country without support from their own military.

And We Left Them Billions of $$ In Defense Weaponry?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1426394970055839747


12 posted on 08/15/2021 6:29:51 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: KC_Lion

Russia’s & China’s embassies remain as normal. The Taliban have promised safety for all embassies.


13 posted on 08/15/2021 6:30:23 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Beowulf9

As far as I’m concerned this is what the Afghan people want.


14 posted on 08/15/2021 6:30:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ifinnegan

If patriotic Americans had the same determination as the Taliban, how long do you think it would take to take back our country?


15 posted on 08/15/2021 6:31:16 PM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: 11th_VA

F ‘em. They had 20 years. This is obviously what the majority of the Afghanis want, based on their lack of action against the Taliban all those years, despite the presence of US Troops.


16 posted on 08/15/2021 6:31:49 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

No one cares what you think.


17 posted on 08/15/2021 6:32:04 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: 11th_VA

T R U M P S . F A U L T

/s


18 posted on 08/15/2021 6:32:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Folks, if you haven't yet, please start an automatic monthly for Jim and his crew.)
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To: 11th_VA

We do not need any more muslim refugees!


19 posted on 08/15/2021 6:32:29 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
We do not need any more muslim refugees!

"Never let a crisis go to waste"

20 posted on 08/15/2021 6:33:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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