Posted on 08/25/2021 1:13:56 PM PDT by RummyChick
Up to 1,500 Americans are still trapped in Afghanistan and the U.S. is still relying on the Taliban to allow safe passage to Kabul airport with just six days before the August 31 deadline, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a press conference on Wednesday.
Blinken gave an updated on the airlift operation and the bid to get all citizens and Afghan allies out amid reports the CIA has joined U.S. troops in rescue missions outside the airport perimeter.
Thousands of people are still trying to leave Afghanistan as U.S. troops start leaving and evacuation flights begin to wrap up, but are being stopped and beaten by insurgents on their way.
Among those left are 24 school children from California who visited on a summer trip and haven't been able to leave.
Blinken appeared to blame Americans still on the ground for not leaving fast enough after first being warned earlier this year to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.
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The SD paper said they were Afghan refugees returning there to check in with family.
Jihad skills have to be refreshed occasionally, right?
Them being there is lunacy.
Anyone that stupid to be on a field trip to Afghanistan gets what’s coming to them.
Guess what? You are now their pet goats.
I guess so.
MTG said there are over 50,000 still there today on Warroom.
So why a bunch of California’s students in Afghanistan while we are planning on withdrawing during covid? Don’t compute.
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