Consolidated Fall of Kabul Update Thread

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In reply to Not a Bot • 12:38p, 8/16/21
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Captain Positivity said:
Turkish troops are now inside the airport. Neutral buffer. It was initially rumored that Turkey would take control of the airport as the US withdrew to allow for security by a third party and peaceful transition.


Turkish Airlines charter has evacuated Turkish citizens. Unclear if Turkish security forces are staying in the airport.
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In reply to FTAG 2000 • 12:47p, 8/16/21
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AG 2000' said:
TChaney said:

This could easily be propaganda too. Not trying to brush it aside because it's a horrible picture and idea in itself.

But we already saw reports from some of the same reporters on the ground showing people "shot to death by US troops" who were clearly trampled and/or fell from the jetways and were not shot.

Thanks for the rational response and I really appreciate the perspective. It would make me feel a lot better if it was just a parent putting a cranky child in a basket for internet likes.

I checked on the tweet's poster and he doesn't appear to be clickbait. He posts infrequently and usually not in English. There's some chance it's suspicious to now tweet in English but also he's clearly capable of it, and he doesn't need to tell Afghans how bad it is.

I'm leaning towards credible and onsite. It breaks my heart.
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12:53p, 8/16/21
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At least two C5s in the game now.
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In reply to Decay • 12:53p, 8/16/21
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Decay said:
AG 2000' said:
TChaney said:

This could easily be propaganda too. Not trying to brush it aside because it's a horrible picture and idea in itself.

But we already saw reports from some of the same reporters on the ground showing people "shot to death by US troops" who were clearly trampled and/or fell from the jetways and were not shot.

Thanks for the rational response and I really appreciate the perspective. It would make me feel a lot better if it was just a parent putting a cranky child in a basket for internet likes.

I checked on the tweet's poster and he doesn't appear to be clickbait. He posts infrequently and usually not in English. There's some chance it's suspicious to now tweet in English but also he's clearly capable of it, and he doesn't need to tell Afghans how bad it is.

I'm leaning towards credible and onsite. It breaks my heart.


We just can't know just from that one pic sitting here safe and comfortable in the US. It could go either way. Don't forget that this stuff DOES happen though. That extremely famous abandoned child picture in Africa is proof of that. And don't forget the actual photographer of that picture, the westerner who became famous for that picture, also left it to die after he took that photo.

It happens.
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12:56p, 8/16/21
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12:57p, 8/16/21
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Sounds like situation is getting worse with our guys on the ground in an increasingly dangerous and hopeless situation. Pray for them.
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12:58p, 8/16/21
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Huh.

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12:59p, 8/16/21
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It is pretty clear at this point that if we get everyone out it is only due to the good graces of the Taliban.

Good grief.
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In reply to Horn_in_Aggieland • 1:01p, 8/16/21
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Horn_in_Aggieland said:


This makes me sick.
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In reply to Squadron7 • 1:08p, 8/16/21
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It is pretty clear at this point that if we get everyone out it is only due to the good graces of the Taliban.

Good grief.


That is one point that is going to be "lost" I am sure. Everything that is happening right now in Kabul is at the behest of the Taliban. They are letting us go and we are in control of absolutely nothing aside from maybe the firing arc distance of our dudes on the ground right now and even that is because the Taliban is deciding to not contest that.

They are controlling both the event and narrative right now and frankly, making us look like absolute *****es to the world. And yes, that matters a lot on the world stage.
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1:09p, 8/16/21
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I saw a report from CBS of 10,000 American civilians in A-Stan.

That seem crazy high to me. Can anyone speak to this figure?
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In reply to Yukon Cornelius • 1:09p, 8/16/21
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A few hundred yards apart from destruction. The Reagan and the ARG with it better be lined up to go hot.
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In reply to GarryowenAg • 1:10p, 8/16/21
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Expert Witness said:
Horn_in_Aggieland said:


This makes me sick.


The cleansing will be swift and it will be brutal and the western world will look the other way.
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In reply to TChaney • 1:11p, 8/16/21
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That child is big enough to crawl out of that basket in a second. Whoever has tried to set up photos of their own kids , at that age, knows that child was put in basket, photo snapped 1 second later and that kid was out the following second guaranteed (kids already rolling over and getting a grip for leverage).

Not to say the child wasn't left behind, just saying this wasn't a "Moses in a basket moment" where the kid is just sitting there crying with people running by for any length of time.
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In reply to Eliminatus • 1:15p, 8/16/21
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It will be done almost entirely in the dark. Few will know about their families, friends, and those who helped hide them. I hope they left a week ago knowing what was going to happen.
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In reply to kingj3 • 1:18p, 8/16/21
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kingj3 said:
I saw a report from CBS of 10,000 American civilians in A-Stan.

That seem crazy high to me. Can anyone speak to this figure?
Probably low.

Lots of State Department true believers and their families.

I saw that just between NYT, WSJ, WP they have a little north of 300 staff, journalists, photographers, and families there.
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In reply to chickencoupe16 • 1:21p, 8/16/21
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At least two C5s in the game now.

I saw one inbound to CHS a couple of hours ago. While not unheard of they're still pretty rare here.

Lots of outbound C-17 activity yesterday too but there's a bunch stationed at the AFB. Today has been a lot lighter.
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1:29p, 8/16/21
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Per AlJazeera the first of three German transport flights scheduled for tonight had to divert due to people on the runway.
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In reply to annie88 • 1:32p, 8/16/21
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annie88 said:
It's unbelievable that these people just all of a sudden took vacation the day we pull out of A-stan.
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In reply to Not a Bot • 1:33p, 8/16/21
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German military stuck
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In reply to Ernest Tucker • 1:36p, 8/16/21
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Ernest Tucker said:
TChaney said:


That child is big enough to crawl out of that basket in a second. Whoever has tried to set up photos of their own kids , at that age, knows that child was put in basket, photo snapped 1 second later and that kid was out the following second guaranteed (kids already rolling over and getting a grip for leverage).

Not to say the child wasn't left behind, just saying this wasn't a "Moses in a basket moment" where the kid is just sitting there crying with people running by for any length of time.
To be fair, being an apparent Afghan child, it might have taken him 5 seconds or so.
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In reply to Not a Bot • 1:36p, 8/16/21
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Captain Positivity said:
Turkish troops are now inside the airport. Neutral buffer. It was initially rumored that Turkey would take control of the airport as the US withdrew to allow for security by a third party and peaceful transition.
Thanks....I was wondering how we could safely remove all our forces. Eventually perimeter defenses would have to withdraw to get on transports.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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In reply to The Fife • 1:37p, 8/16/21
All those KC 135s flying in: is that aviation fuel for departing aircraft?
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In reply to annie88 • 1:43p, 8/16/21
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When the cat's away,.....
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but upon what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force! But Jesus Christ founded His upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him. - Napoleon Bonaparte
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I wonder how much cash the Taliban is making us hand over to try and ensure they don't set the dogs loose on our troops at the airport.

F this POS administration.
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In reply to FTAG 2000 • 1:54p, 8/16/21
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The answer is and will continue to be: more
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In reply to UTExan • 1:54p, 8/16/21
UTExan said:
All those KC 135s flying in: is that aviation fuel for departing aircraft?
Likely so. Cargo aircraft taking off light and getting fuel once already out.
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