Posted on 08/16/2021 6:50:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
The State Department and Department of Defense said in a statement Sunday that there are “thousands” of Americans stranded in Afghanistan after the Taliban declared victory over the U.S.-backed government earlier in the day.
“Tomorrow and over the coming days, we will be transferring out of the country thousands of American citizens who have been resident in Afghanistan, as well as locally employed staff of the U.S. mission in Kabul and their families and other particularly vulnerable Afghan nationals,” they said in the statement.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden remained at Camp David, where he departed for vacation last Thursday. Since then, he has not publicly addressed the nation on what has unfolded in Afghanistan.
The administration has rushed in 3,000 forces over the weekend to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continued its rapid offensive across Afghanistan and headed towards the capital of Kabul.
On Saturday, it rushed in 1,000 more and then, on Sunday, an additional 1,000 — as the Taliban entered Kabul and moved into the presidential palace.
Meanwhile, scenes of chaos unfolded at the airport as hundreds of Afghans and their families jockeyed for a place aboard evacuating aircraft, according to videos posted on social media.
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul sent a security alert earlier in the day that said the airport was “taking fire” and Americans were advised to “shelter in place.”
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement to Breitbart News on Sunday that the DOD continues to monitor the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
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When do the Democrats acknowledge that their president is a war criminal?
If the Taliban takes hostages Senile Joe will be forced from office.
Video of US forces trying to secure the airport
frogs in boiling water waited too long, again.
in kabul, some will be enslaved, as Democrats want.
some will be beheaded, as Democrats and FEMA with
their guillotines want.
the Democrats will just have them replaced with
the criminal illegals they already have
the DHS Quartering in every conservative city and town.
This article is from yesterday, how are they now gonna get the rest of Americans out of Afghanistan ?
Not necessarily. Jimmy Crater didn’t resign....................
I see like 10 soldiers hiding behind pallets with barbed wire on top.
Bargaining chips. How much will the US government pay to save them?
The precedent was set by Obama.
The nightly 6 PM beheadings will go on for years.
Anyone care to as General Milley or Secretary of Defense Austin just how the 5,000 brave young Marines and soldiers that the Biden cabal deployed at the last moment will be safely withdrawn. Also why did they order the abandonment of the last secure American air base at Bagram in the middle of the night. It could have been the venus of a safe, orderly withdrawal of American civilians and troops. Frankly both of these men should be held accountable. Very much doubt the United States is more secure if these men continue to serve in high office.
Never.......................
hostage crisis coming right up
Well, Biden was put in as a puppet to do lots of unpopular leftwing things, take all the blame, and then get 25th amendmented away and have Kamala inserted. I suspect they’d hoped to do a lot worse with him taking all the blame before they pulled the plug on him but this may force them to move up their timetable.
Absolutely, that insubordinate virtue signaling 'Trump is Hitler' loose cannon Milley especially needs to go, a General who refuses to follow orders and suggests to subordinates that the lawful commander in chief is a dicator is a dangerous person who should get a serious comeuppance.
Meanwhile, Biden is on vacation.
This is what is known as bad optics.
THIS is what happens when you make it up as you go along!!
These people should have gotten out of Afganistan as soon as it was declared Biden/Harris were declared winners. Democrats screw up foreign relations royally and Biden is not done yet. Just keep watching.
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