PROMISES KEPT
"Violence erupted in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after the Taliban fired into a crowd and beat up protesters for replacing their flag, witnesses say"
"Violence erupted in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after the Taliban fired into a crowd and beat up protesters for replacing their flag, witnesses say"
They obviously want to hurry
"Taliban firing on protesters in Jalalabad city and beaten some video journalists." -- via twitter.com/pajhwok/
^^ (More, via twitter.com/NajeebNangyal)
"Anti-Taliban fighters who have once again gathered under the banner of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud's "Northern Alliance" parade through the Panjshir Valley, a longtime hotbed of resistance to Taliban rule." -- via twitter.com/IntelTweet/
"Footage from inside a British evacuation flight from Kabul airport. The plane is carrying British citizens and their families back to the UK via Dubai." -- via twitter.com/GBNEWS/
"Women’s faces are being erased from public spaces in Afghanistan" -- via twitter.com/NewsForAllUK/
"Mike Pence: Biden Broke Our Deal With the Taliban" wsj.com/articles/mike-…
"Biden IGNORED Mark Milley's request to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, Lloyd Austin's warning withdrawal wouldn't provide any assurances against a Taliban takeover and Pentagon fears of Afghan soldiers folding, report claims" dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
"Afghan girls begging for help from American forces at Kabul Airport. How much the fear of Taliban dominates them, it is felt by their plea for help." -- via twitter.com/Madhurendra13/
"Nasrin Nawa, a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was able to flee Kabul a few days ago—but her sister wasn't."
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1428023358038450182
Sure there's stuff going on in Afghanistan
But this is the movie I wanna see
But this is the movie I wanna see
"US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19" apnews.com/article/corona…
That's a lot of bags
Update on things. "the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds". mofaic.gov.ae/en/mediahub/ne…
"American in Kabul asks Biden to save thousands of Afghans" nypost.com/2021/08/18/ame…
NEW PEOPLE FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
Don't be shy
Don't be shy
"People are so desperate to escape the #Taliban that they’re passing babies and kids forward to the gate at #Kabul airport." -- via twitter.com/mattczeller/
NOTE: Americans outside of Kabul are apparently SCREWED, in terms of being rescued.
"there is no plan to evacuate Americans who are still outside of Kabul, as they do not have a way of getting through the Taliban checkpoints outside the capital city."
"there is no plan to evacuate Americans who are still outside of Kabul, as they do not have a way of getting through the Taliban checkpoints outside the capital city."
"CIA director was traveling in Middle East when Kabul fell" axios.com/cia-director-b…
Taliban political rabble rabble
https://twitter.com/bhittanikhannnn/status/1428034455520923648?s=28
"Daughter Describes Watching the Taliban Beat Mother to Death After She Said She Couldn't Cook for Them" people.com/politics/daugh…
"U.N. Starts Moving Some Staff Out of Afghanistan" freebeacon.com/national-secur…
Notice how people are still talking about Afghanistan? Yeah. Because it’s going to be a slow burn.
The gravity of the situation is still setting in.
The gravity of the situation is still setting in.
The answer is currency failure
China is trying to make it clear they will invade Taiwan soon
🚨🚨IF THE VERGE IS REPORTING ON THIS??!? THAT'S BAD.
"The Taliban may have seized biometric data that can ID US allies in Afghanistan" theverge.com/2021/8/18/2263…
"The Taliban may have seized biometric data that can ID US allies in Afghanistan" theverge.com/2021/8/18/2263…
NOT GOOD
"Women, children, the elderly, disabled with thousands of bags outside the airport. Taliban footsoldier and his wip. Brave Afghan woman filming" -- via twitter.com/BBCYaldaHakim
WHAT A SURPRISE
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1428067487422222338
GOOD LUCK GERMANY
Austin just confirmed Americans in Afghanistan outside of Kabul are FUBAR
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1428071104279572482
Dark times for America
The Biden administration will use a federal civil rights office to deter states from banning universal masking in classrooms. nytimes.com/2021/08/18/us/…
"Until the clock runs out"
So there's a clock, which will lead people to panic
So there's a clock, which will lead people to panic
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1428081115357540354
yeah it's kind of disempowering for America's image to be at the mercy of the Taliban
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1428082495564795909
"UK member of Parliament: 'Shameful' for Biden to claim Afghan troops ran" foxnews.com/politics/uk-mp…
"GO TO THE AIRPORT"
"BUT ALSO THE TALIBAN IS BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM GOING TO THE AIRPORT"
"BUT ALSO THE TALIBAN IS BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM GOING TO THE AIRPORT"
🚨🚨🚨🚨THIS IS THE SINKER. THIS IS THE SINKER.
"EXC: Joe Biden’s State Dept Halted A Trump-Era ‘Crisis Response’ Plan Aimed At Avoiding Benghazi-Style Evacuations Just MONTHS Before Taliban Takeover." thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bide…
"EXC: Joe Biden’s State Dept Halted A Trump-Era ‘Crisis Response’ Plan Aimed At Avoiding Benghazi-Style Evacuations Just MONTHS Before Taliban Takeover." thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bide…
POLITICAL DIRECTOR at CNN
you know when you flush something down the toilet, and it spins slowly at first before going faster, and finally disappearing?
We're at the spinning faster part now.
We're at the spinning faster part now.
ahahahahaha
Biden is in the ground and we're all burying dirt on the grave plot now. (METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING, with regards to his credibility as a leader and his career. Not meant literally. Please spare me, FBI)
https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1428100126350905346
"'Joe Biden is a liar' says a man who worked with Americans in Afghanistan and has now been denied a flight to the USA." -- via twitter.com/MrsT106/
THREAD THEME
"Situation at the North Gate of Kabul Airport, #Afghanistan at 11:37pm local time. This is the entrance to the area secured by US Troops." -- via twitter.com/RespectIsVital/
"IMF suspends Afghanistan's access to resources" thehill.com/policy/interna…
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