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2021-08-22 Afghanistan

'No nation will be able to get everyone out': Defence Secretary admits desperate Afghans trying to escape to the UK will have to make their own way past the Taliban after August 31 - as four women are crushed to death in Kabul airport stampede

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-22 06:43|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 I can think of one...

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2021-08-22 09:38|| 2021-08-22 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't know. Seems Sweden and Netherlands had a rocking 'bug out' plan in place. The locals were shocked when these groups just "disappeared".

Posted by ed in texas 2021-08-22 10:01|| 2021-08-22 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Pentagon compels commercial airlines to help with Afghanistan evacuation

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-22 10:04|| 2021-08-22 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 The USA use to that 1 hope..and be again under the Right Leadership.

Look what touchy feely Left liberalism has done to the 1 nation that once stood for FREEDOM, when all others needed rescuing.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-22 13:10|| 2021-08-22 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Sweden and the Netherlands got their embassy staff out. No report about any of their nationals living on the economy that I’ve noticed.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-22 14:15|| 2021-08-22 14:15|| Front Page Top

#6 WATCH: Former British Commander in Afghanistan Calls for Joe Biden’s Court-Martial pic.twitter.com/Nxt1JeFv8f

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) August 22, 2021

Posted by Phomomp White9003 2021-08-22 16:33|| 2021-08-22 16:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Oof! Strong stuff, PhomompWhite9003. I’m going to post that for tomorrow, my dear — in needs to be in the searchable archive.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-22 23:20|| 2021-08-22 23:20|| Front Page Top

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