Posted on 08/27/2021 7:02:12 AM PDT by Eddie01
he death toll from yesterday’s suicide bombings at the Kabul airport have now risen to 170 people, according to CBS News:
Here’s more:
Evacuation flights resumed on Friday at Kabul’s airport, less than a day after 13 American service members and scores of Afghans were killed in suicide bombings claimed by the ISIS faction in Afghanistan. There were warnings from military officials that more attacks could target the airport, and that the risk of them was increasing amid the rush to get hundreds of Americans, and as many vulnerable Afghans as possible out of the country.
An Afghan health ministry official told CBS News on Friday morning that the death toll from the double bombing attack had reached at least 170, the vast majority of the victims being Afghans. Of the 13 American service members who were killed, 10 were Marines. The U.S. Navy confirmed on Friday that another one of the Americans killed was a Sailor. It was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in a decade. At least 18 more U.S. troops were injured in the attack.
Evacuations were underway again on Friday after being derailed by the attack the previous day. And desperate people were defying the threat of new attacks by ISIS, and warnings from the country’s new Taliban rulers, still gathering outside the airport in hopes of an escape flight.
But at the airport’s Abbey Gate, the scene of yesterday’s first and largest blast, there was only a lone Taliban fighter standing among the blood-stained belongings left strewn all over the ground on Friday.
While the U.S. and U.K. were still flying people out on Friday, most European nations had already planned to bring an end to their flights today.
The airport remained a vulnerable target. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said intelligence had revealed other, “very real” terrorist threats, including plans for rocket attacks, and even larger suicide car or truck bombings.
Wallace, the U.K. defense minister, said the terror threat in Kabul was “obviously going to grow the closer we get to leaving,” and he said there was only a “matter of hours” left for Britain to get people out of the Afghan capital on evacuation flights.
“The narrative is always going to be, as we leave, certain groups such as ISIS will want to stake a claim that they have driven out the U.S. or the UK,” Wallace said.
I think it says loads about how desperate our Afghan allies are to get away from the Taliban, that they would still be lined up today, en masse, outside the airport gate knowing how many were killed yesterday in the suicide bombings and that it could happen again. This is how dangerous a situation Biden has created in the country.
Yesterday they were saying that many of these were children...
Good for you G. I. Joe...
The War on Children...
the RINOs went after Pres. TRUMP for NOTHING,
but cower and hide because THEY caused this.
THEY took the counterfeit money,
THEY helped the CCP,
and THEY took out the best POTUS the Republic ever had
for the biggest TRAITOR they could muster.
170 DEAD. So Sad that Biden set this mission up for failure and death.
You’re right. This is why I’m pissed at the Republicucks more than the Rats.
“170 DEAD. So Sad that Biden set this mission up for failure and death.”
Since Biden did set up this mission for failure and death, in his mind it’s been a huge success!
I’m just sick over this loss. And very angry.
The death toll from this bombing will increase since the wounded don’t have access to medical care other than 7th century witch doctors.
Somebody supported this stupid son of a bitch Biden.
Wow.
93 US Senators _own_ this.
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I wonder how many of hunters “art pieces” the tollybon had to “purchase” in order to have bidet arm them and “build back better”
Expect the communist party to add states, eliminate the filibuster, pack the court, replace Capitalism with communism and finish the destruction of this nation.
I saw a video yesterday taken by someone on Twitter with their phone in the immediate aftermath..... bodies everywhere, many, many children......................Video now gone...................
The death toll from this bombing will increase since the wounded don’t have access to medical care other than 7th century witch doctors.
All it would take is one RPG.
And they have them, as well as the latest from the equipment Pig Face Bidet left for them.
obama had a majority in congress during most of his term. The armed forces committee handles promotions and that’s how we got all the leftist generals.
Trump also had a majority congress for most of his term but the armed services committee didn’t fix the situation. Probably because Russia, Russia, Russia. Jim Inhofe was the chair and for one congressional term, McCain was co-chair.
During the short time repubs had majority congress under obama, McCain was chair of the armed services committee.
They all need to be replaced except for maybe 4-5.
Of the 170 and not including 13 brave soldiers....how many were American citizens besides “the vast majority”.
The terrorists would love to blow up one of the planes/flights in the air to discourage anyone from boarding other planes/flights.
Stop the Invasion of Taliban terrorists here .
Stop these flights with Afghan 4 th century savages that never assimilate and drain our welfare and rape , riot , and rob and Dem future voters .
Bring the troops home NOW.
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