Posted on 08/15/2021 3:16:11 PM PDT by rxsid
Americans trapped in Kabul told to fill out an online evacuation form as Taliban take over
The State Department on Sunday told Americans in Kabul that their best chance of survival is to hide.
"The security situation in Kabul is changing quickly including at the airport. There are reports of the airport taking fire; therefore we are instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place," the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said in a statement published on its website on Sunday.
The embassy then told everyone that even as the Taliban took over Kabul, it is vital to have that paperwork in order. And access to electrical power and a working Wi-Fi connection are apparently necessary, too.
"U.S. citizens wanting assistance in departing the country should register for any option that might be identified to return to the United States, and must complete this Repatriation Assistance Request for each traveler in their group," the embassy notice said.
"Spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens in Afghanistan who are awaiting immigrant visas should also complete this form if they wish to depart. Please do so as soon as possible. You must complete this form even if you’ve previously submitted your information to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul," it said.
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As late as Thursday, State Department spokesman Ned Price had said there was no such thing as an evacuation either in the works or taking place.
"This is not abandonment. This is not an evacuation. This is not the wholesale withdrawal. What this is (is) a reduction in the size of our civilian footprint," Price told reporters Thursday, according to ABC News. "The embassy remains open and we plan to continue our diplomatic work in Afghanistan."
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Can any American, even the feeble minded Dems, elieve such a situation is acceptable?
How is that "safe and orderly" evacuation as Biden planned?
What is going to happen to the innocent Americans such as family members and clerical assistants there on the mission and now in harm's way?
.@SecBlinken will engage President @ashrafghani, other Afghan leaders, and regional stakeholders as they seek to prevent further bloodshed and pursue a political settlement for #Afghanistan.— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) August 15, 2021
They should be online to legal zoom making out their last wills and testaments
If only we had more social workers on the ground in Afghanistan, they’d have this situation wrapped up in an afternoon.
Just damn…
Baghdad Bob clones keep popping up all over today. Far too many. IOW, it’s hit the fan.
“Shelter in place.” Isn’t that what they say when there’s a shooter on the loose? Only problem with that is the cavalry isn’t coming.
Bannon has a special on this topic right now.
He just stated that Trump called for Joe Biden to resign.
No I voted for Jimmah Carta, my eternal shame.
We are not abandoning you. As the last plane takes off.
Fill out a form? Hide? Really?
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Remember all those ambassador types and military types who chastised Trump as unsophisticated in the ways the professional career types in the State Set worked? Now those sophisticated career types are running the show. This is how the sophisticated professionals do foreign diplomacy.
Idiocracy.
Did they not tell you the evacuee database is kept on a computer in the US Embassy in Kabul.
I actually thought this was from teh Babylon Bee when I first read it.
What does say about the efficacy of our public schools?
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That seems to about cover it.
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