Afghanistan Live Updates: Last Government-Held City in North Falls to Taliban

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

Afghanistan Live Updates: Last Government-Held City in North Falls to Taliban

With their seizure of Mazar-i-Sharif, the insurgents appeared to be on the verge of a complete takeover of the country. In a recorded speech to his fractured nation, President Ashraf Ghani ignored growing pressure to step aside.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Under pressure to quit, Afghanistan’s president pledges only to end ‘instability.’

• As the Taliban set their sights on Kabul, some fear a collapse within weeks.

• ‘No going forward’: Kabul residents await the Taliban with dread and resignation.

• Canada promises refuge for 20,000 Afghans as nations scramble to evacuate.

• Worried about the spread of Islamic extremism, China seeks good relations with the Taliban.

• Why has the Afghan military crumbled so quickly in the face of the Taliban offensive?

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

great job, joe!

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

Aren't the Taliban some really wonderful folks?  Remind me again who defeated them, after Obama said it couldn't be done?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

53 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

Aren't the Taliban some really wonderful folks?  Remind me again who defeated them, after Obama said it couldn't be done?

They sure aint acting very defeated

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

They sure aint acting very defeated

There is no incentive now to hide in the hills like they were a year or two ago.  Reckon what changed?

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

3 hours ago, Crtcl Rice Theory said:

Afghanistan Live Updates: Last Government-Held City in North Falls to Taliban

With their seizure of Mazar-i-Sharif, the insurgents appeared to be on the verge of a complete takeover of the country. In a recorded speech to his fractured nation, President Ashraf Ghani ignored growing pressure to step aside.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Under pressure to quit, Afghanistan’s president pledges only to end ‘instability.’

• As the Taliban set their sights on Kabul, some fear a collapse within weeks.

• ‘No going forward’: Kabul residents await the Taliban with dread and resignation.

• Canada promises refuge for 20,000 Afghans as nations scramble to evacuate.

• Worried about the spread of Islamic extremism, China seeks good relations with the Taliban.

• Why has the Afghan military crumbled so quickly in the face of the Taliban offensive?

They are already in parts of Kabul. Expect the city to fall within days

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

7 hours ago, LIBrty4all said:

Aren't the Taliban some really wonderful folks?  Remind me again who defeated them, after Obama said it couldn't be done?

Trump defeated the Taliban?

[TBoneTX 45,288]

But President Asterisk has asked them to spare the U.S. Embassy until it can be evacuated, so all is well.

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Cross-posted in the "Tanking" thread:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/nobody_home_as_afghanistan_collapses_joe_biden_goes_on_vacation.html

[Dashinka 24,495]

14 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

But President Asterisk has asked them to spare the U.S. Embassy until it can be evacuated, so all is well.

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Cross-posted in the "Tanking" thread:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/nobody_home_as_afghanistan_collapses_joe_biden_goes_on_vacation.html

Blinken Said it was not like Saigon.  In the meantime, Biden has called a lid for the next week or so.  Btw, weren’t all our experts saying Kabul would not fall for months at the very least.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9895577/Blinken-blames-inability-Afghan-forces-Taliban-takeover-GOP-says-buck-stops-Biden.html

 

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Sometimes, if not often or usually, the victors will be those who fight with the most intense resolve.

Combat veterans, please confirm or correct the above.

[Dashinka 24,495]

So we are having a situation a lot like Saigon in 1975, or Iran in 1979 and our President, a supposed expert on foreign policy, is silent on vacation?  I guess Ted Cruz is off the hook.

 

US Embassy in Kabul instructs Americans to 'shelter in place' amid reports of gunfire at airport

https://news.yahoo.com/u-troops-evacuate-embassy-staff-143051122.html

 

Edited August 16, 2021 by Dashinka

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

NOT for the faint of heart.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/joe-bidens-saigon-man-falls-plane-fleeing-kabul-airport-crowds-airport-worse-withdrawal-vietnam/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

11 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

NOT for the faint of heart.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/joe-bidens-saigon-man-falls-plane-fleeing-kabul-airport-crowds-airport-worse-withdrawal-vietnam/

But Biden said Kabul would never fall and this was nothing like Nam 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

Retired Navy SEAL calls for resignations of top Biden admin officials: 'They've abjectly failed'

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/afghanistan-biden-officials-failed-navy-seal-van-orden

[Dashinka 24,495]

Not to worry.  Old Joe is coming back from Camp David after his golf game.