So if you’re in terrorist-occupied territory, and the terrorists are telling you that you can’t leave until a certain set of demands or conditions are met, then you’re not… a hostage?

Once again, leftist journalists turn themselves inside out to concoct a ridiculous narrative.
Question: When are hostages not really hostages?

Answer: When the hostage situation makes a Democrat look bad. Then they’re not really hostages. They’re just guests who have not yet been invited to leave.
Let’s do a thought exercise, @NaveedAJamali. Let’s say Trump is still president. In this scenario, Trump completely botched the withdrawal. For days and days, the Taliban blockades the airport and refuses to let Americans leave. A bomb explodes and kills 14 Marines.
In frustration, Anderson Cooper of CNN sends a fleet of private jets to Afghanistan in an effort to get Americans out. Only, the Taliban isn’t letting the jets leave until a certain set of demands are met. In your opinion, @NaveedAJamali, would this be a hostage situation?
Would there be wall to wall coverage of the situation? Would CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC and others blame Trump for the Americans stranded and held hostage in Afghanistan? The answer is yes. They would.
Lastly, regardless of partisan politics, is there an actual hostage situation in Afghanistan? Yes. There is.

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Malala Yousafzai has become an international symbol for feminism and female education equality. The political left holds her as a hero.
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All American military equipment. Biden did this. He armed the Taliban with some of the best equipment available.
The Taliban, mocking the United States military, recreates the iconic flag planting on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. To add injury to insult, the Taliban are fully equipped with American military equipment. cc: @mchooyah
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Before all is said and done, it will very likely be revealed that the United States government intentionally and specifically handed Afghanistan over to the Taliban.
It would explain why the President of Afghanistan safely and freely left the country, via helicopter, with a satchel full of cash.
It would explain the ease with which the Taliban captured the whole of Afghanistan with zero resistance.
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The United States did not withdraw from Afghanistan. We RETREATED. Make no mistake, withdraw was necessary. But the way it was done dishonors those who spilled their blood in a remote corner of the world.
My heart goes out to all who left part of themselves in Afghanistan. My thoughts are with the wives and children of warfighters who never came back. Their eyes glued to the television as they watch the Taliban gloating over America’s abandonment of sensitive military equipment.
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