Posted on 09/07/2021 6:51:22 AM PDT by george76
Responding to claims that it is blocking flights carrying Americans and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from leaving Mazar-i-Sharif (MAZ) airport in Afghanistan, the Biden administration’s State Department reportedly admitted that it has few resources available to facilitate the evacuation and that they have no “reliable” information about the trapped flights.
As The Daily Wire noted Sunday, there are conflicting reports as to who is preventing planes carrying individuals rescued by a non-governmental organization (NGO) from taking off from MAZ.
Individuals associated with an organization handling the flights said that the State Department is the only obstacle to the chartered planes leaving the airport, but sources close to the situation told The Daily Wire Sunday that while the State Department is not negotiating landing zones, the Taliban is also making significant demands, effectively creating a “hostage situation” on the ground in Afghanistan.
A State Department official, however, told the Washington Free Beacon that the State Department’s hands are tied and that they have no resources on the ground to assist or even to provide reliable information on the passengers.
“We do not have personnel on the ground, we do not have air assets in the country, we do not control the airspace—whether over Afghanistan or elsewhere in the region,” the official told the Free Beacon. “We understand the concern that many people are feeling as they try to facilitate further charter and other passage out of Afghanistan.”
A spokesman added that, “[g]iven these constraints, we also do not have a reliable means to confirm the basic details of charter flights, including who may be organizing them, the number of U.S. citizens and other priority groups on-board, the accuracy of the rest of the manifest, and where they plan to land, among many other issues.”
The Taliban, of course, said that it has no idea what is going on.
“This is not true. Our Mujahideen have nothing to do with ordinary Afghans. This is propaganda and we reject it,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who has been keeping a close eye on the effort to evacuate Americans trapped in Afghanistan and says he’s received classified briefings on the situation at MAZ, confirmed to Fox News Sunday that the “Taliban want something in exchange,” per the Free Beacon.
“McCaul has been tracking the situation and says the State Department cleared these flights to leave, but that the Taliban is responsible for stopping them. The State Department reportedly confirmed to Congress that flights from Mazar-i-Sharif are being held until the Taliban gives its approval,” the Free Beacon noted.
Individuals associated with the NGO organizing the flights told media Sunday that there are both Americans and LPRs waiting to leave Afghanistan and put the number of Americans at around a dozen. The State Department said it could not confirm that number.
A source told The Daily Wire that the Taliban appears to be requesting “tens of millions.”
The Biden administration has, over the past several days, been operating as though the crisis in Afghanistan is over, but it appears some aspects of the crisis in Afghanistan could be just beginning.
What a pathetic loser the Dems selected.
A State Department official, however, told the Washington Free Beacon that the State Department’s hands are tied...
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Translation: they don’t want to help.
And 40% of America is still glad they voted for this doofus!
Although I actually do not want us to invade Afghanistan (again), I am reminded of the Abraham Lincoln quote:
“If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”
We HAVE resources. Perhaps we choose not to use them. But don’t say we have no resources.
Trillions for lazy people to sit on their asses, but “no resources” to rescue Americans left behind by the Marxist POS.
They’re only interested in evacuating those that will vote Dem.
It appears that ChiComjoe's entire civilian and military kakistocracy, including the IC, has been infected with dementia like their vegetableboss, and is unable to figure out how to get their Hotels out of their Alphas.
Blinken at the State Department and his pals are bad liars..
Even McCain said in 2014 .. Blinken is dangerous to America and the men and women who serve.
The Blinken idiot is useless
Biden made a bad deal with the Taliban and the State Department is sticking to it. Have to wonder how much cash is being sent to the Taliban. Bien no doubt agreed to leave hostages behind to ensure compliance with the deal. Try to imagine what it would have been like if the US troops tried to withdraw under the guns and missiles of the Taliban which the Taliban controlled. All a consequence of the unforced blunder of giving up the secure airbase at Bagram.
Somebody supported these stupid Democrat sons of bitches.
Probably the people who come on FR when I post this and write about how the Republicans were actually in charge.
“...We do not have personnel on the ground, we do not have air assets in the country, we do not control the airspace...”
Strongest country in the world and you claim this????
BIG BS!!!!!!!!!!!
Send in multiple F-15’s and you WILL control airspace. When this happens, send in protection troops and you’ll have personnel on the ground...Flay in several commercial airliners and you’ll have air assets in the country...
Biden and company just don’t WANT to do anything...BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Proud of it, too.
Blinken is dangerous to America and the men and women who serve
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Evidently the brass in the Pentagon doesn’t seem to agree.
5 more months to sleep in, mommy!
And since when do we distribute operations to the press? AND make deals with the enemy?
WHY CAN’T YOU USE SOME OF THE BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS THAT THE CRIMINAL BIDEN FAMILY GOT FROM THE COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT????
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