Afghanistan
Aug 16th 2021, 1:04 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
The White House has curtailed the number of flights to the United States for Afghan Embassy workers to prioritize the evacuation of American personnel, apparently the airport has become to chaotic and is affecting aircraft being able to land, the last Afghan Special Immigrant Visa flight departed for Virginia, unknown when or if additional flights will be available.
According to CNN sources, they quote 4 unnamed US sources.
According to CNN sources, they quote 4 unnamed US sources.
Aug 16th 2021, 1:17 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by johnwoo
Similarities to Jan 6th, US capital?
Originally Posted by robin1234
Except these folks at the table in the Palace in Kabul probably know their arse from their elbow, unlike the US Jan 6 rioters & traitors.
Aug 16th 2021, 1:17 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by robin1234
Just wondering about safety and logistics. What happens if they run out of jet fuel or other essential supplies at the airport? Rely on the goodwill of the Taliban?
Aug 16th 2021, 1:24 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Current airspace over Kabul, the yellow plane is a US KC-130 the red plane is a Bombardier Global 6000 but its at 45,000 feet so appears to just be overflying with no intention to land in Afghanistan. The only other aircraft in Afghan airspace visible is Aeroflot flying to Moscow from Bangkok.
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Aug 16th 2021, 1:24 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by robin1234
Except these folks at the table in the Palace in Kabul probably know their arse from their elbow, unlike the US Jan 6 rioters & traitors.
Aug 16th 2021, 1:42 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Various countries restrictions they have placed on their airlines and overlying Afghanistan.
UK/France/Canada: No overflight under FL250/260
Germany: No overflight under FL330
US: No overflight under FL260 except for ops to/from OAKB/Kabul
Additional photos taken at Kabul Airport.
UK/France/Canada: No overflight under FL250/260
Germany: No overflight under FL330
US: No overflight under FL260 except for ops to/from OAKB/Kabul
Additional photos taken at Kabul Airport.
Aug 16th 2021, 2:47 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
I think it's a terrible shame. To give people hope of a future free from oppression and then pull the rug out from under them is exceptionally cruel.
Aug 16th 2021, 2:55 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by robin1234
Certainly, that’s why they should never have embarked on nation building. Unless they were prepared to invest the blood and treasure in perpetuity.
Aug 16th 2021, 3:03 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
I think it's a terrible shame. To give people hope of a future free from oppression and then pull the rug out from under them is exceptionally cruel.
Aug 16th 2021, 3:08 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by johnwoo
20 years in Afghanistan, and this is the inevitable result. How long 20, 30, 50 more years? The pullout has been badly bungled however,
Aug 16th 2021, 3:24 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
THE only un bungled way of pulling out would be to take every Afghani citizen who didn't want to live under Taliban rule with them. They have massively let these people down.
A Kenyan Neighbor was telling me of the plight of many poor Kenyans.
Not to mention the plight of the homeless and poverty in the US. Massively let down by the US gov itself.
Aug 16th 2021, 3:27 am
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Aug 16th 2021, 3:41 am
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Re: Afghanistan
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
Not sure that arrogance is the word I would use. Maybe cynicism. Twas ever thus with the governments of empires, but the US runs a lousy empire.
