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7 crushed to death in stampede at Kabul airport
Arutz Sheva ^ | 22/8/21 | Gary Willig

Posted on 08/22/2021 2:30:15 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

At least seven people have been killed in a crush at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as desperate Afghans continue to attempt to flee the country one week after the Taliban seized power, the British military reported on Sunday.

There have been several stampedes which resulted in people being crushed in recent days as thousands of people continue to crowd the airport hoping to be among those lucky enough to be flown out of Afghanistan.

“Conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging but we are doing everything we can to manage the situation as safely and securely as possible,” the British Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that US military aircraft are performing dive bomb landings at the airport in response to an emerging threat from the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, while aircraft deploy flares upon takeoff to avoid being shot down by heat-seeking ...

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; kabul; kharzaiintl; khyberpass
Forget the airport. Head East for the Khyber Pass, on foot if need be. Don't know how to say it in Urdu, Tajik or Pashtu, but it's just common sense. The airport and Kabul are a death trap at this juncture. They know everyone wants to get there, and they have the perimeter surrounded. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. Hazari should head for Iran. They may take pity on their fellow Shiites and admit them. Kurds should make a bee-line for Iranian Kurdistan for the same reason.
1 posted on 08/22/2021 2:30:15 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

“Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that US military aircraft are performing dive bomb landings at the airport in response to an emerging threat from the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, while aircraft deploy flares upon takeoff to avoid being shot down by heat-seeking missiles.”

Looks as though the Taliban is starting to move some hardware closer to the airport, and are probably getting some help from China too.

Bottom line - they are ‘encouraging’ President Biden to keep to his plan and be out by the end of the month.


3 posted on 08/22/2021 2:38:55 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Eleutheria5

NO ONE is being killed in Kabul.

Joe Biden


4 posted on 08/22/2021 2:42:40 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: SaveFerris

Some famous soccer player was one of those that fell off that plane a 2000 feet.

You can’t soccer players aren’t smarter than football players./sarc


5 posted on 08/22/2021 2:48:45 AM PDT by Beagle8U ("Jim Acosta pissed in the press pool.")
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To: Beagle8U

That was truly horrifying to see, for sure


6 posted on 08/22/2021 2:51:43 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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To: Eleutheria5

People trampled?? That was like four, five days ago! Come on, man!


7 posted on 08/22/2021 2:59:20 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: Eleutheria5

Its probably a lot more. We see people getting trampked at concerts.. And this is far worse


8 posted on 08/22/2021 3:05:24 AM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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For people to be this desperate, you know they know what their lives will be worth to the Taliban if they stay behind. They are between a rock and a hard place.

Evil still lives in the world.

9 posted on 08/22/2021 3:09:01 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: conservative98

“NO ONE is being killed in Kabul.”

Translation: Those people (sic) being killed are nobodies. Rag heads whose lives don’t matter.


10 posted on 08/22/2021 3:46:56 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (不要相信中国。中国是个混蛋 "don't trust China. China is azzhoe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicC53AhZ6Y)
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To: HotHunt

And the evil called racism does, too. And the worst culprit is Joseph Gropy Grabby Hair-sniffy Stolen and his degenerate son. That’s why he just left these poor people in the lurch, along with those icky Americans stuck in Afghanistan, who probably voted for Trump.


11 posted on 08/22/2021 3:52:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (不要相信中国。中国是个混蛋 "don't trust China. China is azzhoe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicC53AhZ6Y)
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To: BobL

Based on what, the US “intelligence assessment”?


12 posted on 08/22/2021 4:28:53 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Fido969

Probably...although that wasn’t my post.


13 posted on 08/22/2021 4:35:08 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Eleutheria5

But I saw pedo Joe knock on wood!

Did that not work???


14 posted on 08/22/2021 5:41:42 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: americas.best.days...

He was playing with his woody on TV?


15 posted on 08/22/2021 5:46:18 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (不要相信中国。中国是个混蛋 "don't trust China. China is azzhoe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicC53AhZ6Y)
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To: Eleutheria5

Is The Who playing there?


16 posted on 08/22/2021 6:38:28 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: HotHunt

Very true


17 posted on 08/22/2021 2:03:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
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To: Eleutheria5

“He was playing with his woody on TV?”

The only way he sees a woody is to watch Toy Story.


18 posted on 08/24/2021 5:00:49 PM PDT by RipSawyer
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