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Afghanistan
Marine wounded in Kabul suicide attack claims CIA WARNED them about bomber, watched him for two days and were told not to kill him in horrifying account of the blast that killed 13 US service members and hundreds of Afghans
2022-08-26
So, he was somebody's mission asset.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Tristan Hirsch, 24, was wounded in the Kabul airport attack on August 26 last year

  • He said Marines had spotted the bomber hanging around for two days

  • 'We knew what he looked like. The CIA let us know,' said Hirsch

  • They asked for permission to kill him but were unable to stop the attack

  • 13 US personnel and at least 170 Afghans died in the suicide attack

  • Hirsch said US troops saw Taliban gunmen shoot people in the chaotic crowd


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Posted by:Skidmark

#2  How can you ask soldiers to go to war if you won't let them kill enemy?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-08-26 18:38  

#1  Well no shit he was a CIA asset. Most of the casualties came from US gunfire.
Posted by: Tiny Jeater6933   2022-08-26 01:31  

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