AustinCountyAg said:
the bombing of the Taliban should've started long before they even got close to moving in on Kabul.
True. But even at that late stage we could have prevented this. It didn't require weeks or even days of foresight.
AustinCountyAg said:
the bombing of the Taliban should've started long before they even got close to moving in on Kabul.
Agthatbuilds said:
It's already over for those not yet evacuated. That's the harsh reality and the result of totally incompetent leadership.
Now, we must do whatever it takes to protect our soldiers and Marines.
Seabreeze said:State Department: "Initial reports suggest four or more U.S. service personnel may have been injured or killed in the explosion"
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) August 26, 2021
As expected,
— Naeem HSE (@NaeemHSE) August 26, 2021
Fifteen people including three U.S. soldiers were reported injured in a suicide blast at Kabul airport. pic.twitter.com/IzNwgDACLF
# After the bombing at Kabul Airport,
— Afghan English (@AfghanEnglish_) August 26, 2021
The injured are being shifted.
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station, killing at least 15 people.
United States is responsible or ISIS..?#Afghanistan #kabulairport #Kabul pic.twitter.com/yDICQShXRN
Wabs said:
Here we go....reports that it was ISIS-K.
But I thought the Taliban "guaranteed" our safe withdrawal. Did Biden make a mistake putting our security in the hands of the Taliban?
All in his attempt to avoid another "Blackhawk Down."The Fife said:
So now they've started opening fire on aircraft, now I'm wondering when the first hull loss will be.
Great plan Joe, now you've got to extract all the servicemen at the airport somehow. There are no good options here.
Of course. Consider the Taliban could be paying ISIS to do the dirty work.Wabs said:
Here we go....reports that it was ISIS-K.
But I thought the Taliban "guaranteed" our safe withdrawal. Did Biden make a mistake putting our security in the hands of the Taliban?
MousepadMarauder said:
What is mind-blowing is that even in the face of this tragedy, MILLIONS of Americans would line up right now and still pull the lever for more democrat leadership, Biden included.
Footage of the aftermath of bomb outside Kabul Airport in #Afghanistan.
— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 26, 2021
I've blurred most of it for dignity and triggering reasons. pic.twitter.com/4dO7V0mXr8
NEW - A live feed overlooking Kabul Airport captured the smoke rising from an explosion nearby Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/OYfX98EeWR
— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 26, 2021
He'll get that and more. Politically there's no way to fight out. I have no clue how many servicemen are still there but at this point I can't imagine sending anything fixed wing in. But anything rotary is a sitting duck and Chinooks don't carry that many people at a time.Martin Q. Blank said:All in his attempt to avoid another "Blackhawk Down."The Fife said:
So now they've started opening fire on aircraft, now I'm wondering when the first hull loss will be.
Great plan Joe, now you've got to extract all the servicemen at the airport somehow. There are no good options here.
13 people including children are confirmed to have died in Kabul tonight. The 1st explosion was a suicide bombing near to the closed Abbey Gate where British troops had been stationed, the 2nd explosion was close to the Baron Hotel #KabulAirport #KabulHasFallen #Kabul #explosion pic.twitter.com/28u9SkUK5b
— Stt Breaking News (@sttbreakingnews) August 26, 2021
God help us.aggiehawg said:
Sam Faddis, former CIA is on with Bannon. He says the Turks had been providing perimeter security outside the airport but they pulled out and no one replaced them.
He also reported that a General from the 82nd Airborne ordered a group of missionaries with Afghan children who were on the airport grounds to go back outside to wait for their charter flight to get there. They were supposedly outside the gate where the explosion occurred, Abbey Gate.
He's also saying the gates have been welded shut and no one else will be allowed into the airport.
Bannon's coverage continues HERE
Suicide Attack on the Baron Hotel in Kabul leaves 13 dead, many more wounded. This is the Hotel many Westerners use as a staging area to leave Kabul
— Parris (@parris1001) August 26, 2021
Hotel still on fire pic.twitter.com/hOOXSUjHOA