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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
6/18/21
Australia has been in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years - now, the Taliban are taking back control
As foreign forces slowly leave Afghanistan ahead of the official September 11 withdrawal date, Taliban insurgents are gaining ground across the country.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/3/21
US vacates key Afghan base; pullout target now 'late August'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the Pentagon on Friday said will be completed by the end of August.
Read more from AP NEWSFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/8/21
The Taliban will just wake up from hibernation and pick up where they left off.
So yeah. Understandable amount of fleeing for their lives.
Especially considering the poor translators are not being protected.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/9/21
'Overdue': Biden sets Aug. 31 for US exit from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan will end on Aug. 31, delivering an impassioned argument for exiting the nearly 20-year war without sacrificing more American lives even as he bluntly acknowledged there will be no "mission accomplished" moment to celebrate.
Read more from AP NEWSFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/31/21
First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans, many kids, to US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States on Friday, and President Joe Biden said he was proud to welcome them home.
Read more from AP NEWSFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/3/21
Afghan President says US pullout to blame for Taliban's resurgence
Ashraf Ghani says the speedy withdrawal of US troops has led to a major escalation of violence in his country, as government forces battle to prevent provincial cities from falling to the Taliban.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: slackerx
8/4/21
SquaddyB said:Watch for the flood of migrants heading west!
Maybe you and BS and BM can build a Great Wall around Britan.
That'll keep those pesky Irish Mathematical Vandals out as well.
- Edited August 4, 2021 7:05 am by slackerx
From: el gringo (ramseylurker)
8/15/21
You know, back in 1980, when this all began, we tried to stop it. Not just here in Iowa, but all over the USA.
Draft Registration was brought back to fight the War in Afghanistan.
Here in Iowa, we said, "no".
You'd be amazed at how many forums I've been kicked out of here on Delphi just for saying, "no" to War and "no" to the draft over the last couple of decades. (Some folks even talk about it here in this forum today.) It didn't matter whether they were "conservative" forums or "liberal" forums. No dissent was allowed here at Delphi when it comes to War, except for a tiny handfull of forums.
It will be interesting to see what those same folks say now about accepting the rather predictable flood of refugees created by 40 years of War.
1980 State of the Union Address
President Jimmy Carter delivered his State of the Union address to the joint session of Congress. Topics included the Iran hostage situation, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and energy independence.
Read more from C-SPAN.org- Edited August 15, 2021 2:58 pm by el gringo (ramseylurker)