Posted on 08/17/2021 6:38:13 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Afghanistan was calmer on Tuesday after chaotic scenes played out the day before at the country's main airport, but fear was still widespread as Afghans and the world waited to see what kind of country the Taliban intend to run after storming back to power.
A senior Taliban official announced a nationwide amnesty on Monday and called for women to join the new government. Earlier the group vowed not only to leave diplomats and aid workers alone, but to ensure them a safe work environment. Senior spokesmen have also said that female medics will be allowed to continue their work, and that girls can remain in school.
If they stick to their latest public pledges, it will mark a significant divergence from their previous reign, which was ended abruptly by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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LIARS
“An Afghani interpreter I have come to know well over the years was hung in the streets last night. They melted his DoD ID into his chest. Cut off his arms. And killed his family.
His 10 year old daughter was spared and handed off to leadership.”
- Joe Lonsdale
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“… DoD’s pathetic mistakes aside - bureaucrats couldn’t approve our allies’ visas in time & no leader in our Govt was competent to figure it out.
So much to fix. But if this doesn’t call for civil service reform and accountability and an overhaul of Govt, I don’t know what does.”
- Joe Lonsdale
https://twitter.com/JTLonsdale/status/1427392532519038978
Amruta Byatnal
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Today, a Kabul-based aid worker, a father of 3, told me his wife wants him to leave the country without the family. “If the Taliban google me, they’ll know I’ve worked for foreign orgs. We will all be targeted,” he said. There are so many stories like his in Afghanistan right now
Is “fearful calm” like “mostly peaceful”?
Nope, more like, “A little bit pregnant.”
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Considering the Taliban's history of not keeping promises I'd say this is a hollow assurance.
How many of the stories are plants to make Americans more open to taking in thousands of refugees?
Well if you can’t trust the Taliban who can you trust??!!
SMH
Taqiyya.
Fearful calm? That’s a new one.
I call BS on CBS. We know full well the Taliban will take revenge and retribution.
The President, Vice President, entire Cabinet and Joint Chiefs must resign.
Try “everyone keeping their head down.” As for Taliban promises, I’m sure we will see soon enough, once the western media breathes another sigh of relief like this one, and heads for home.
Exactly. Plus while the current Taliban president may make encouraging noises and offer his “reassurances,” who exactly is going to keep his barbaric followers from behaving in their usual way?
They’ve already plundered, raped and murdered their way across Afghanistan on their way to Kabul. Why are they going to stop now?
America will be subjected to a propaganda campaign this week unlike and more intense than any gaslighting bullshittery we have ever experienced.
Right up there with MSNBC’s report of “friendly” shouts of “death to America.”
Just follow the others into the chute and look at the light...
As long as there are no infractions of Sharia Law as they interpret it … which will come soon enough. And then will come the beheadings to the glory of Allan.
Big Media gearing up the ol’ spin machine to make Biden look good in this.
We aren’t far from the fake news saying the Taliban are “steadfast”.
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