Are they still trying to secure the airport at Kabul ?

[dutch508]

Star Member kentuck (102,700 posts)
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Are they still trying to secure the airport at Kabul ?

I heard on CNN that the perimeter around the airport had not yet been secured by the American troops.

Also, it was reported that Mullah Baradar had flown out of Qatar and had landed in Kandahar to a hero's welcome.

Known as Baradar the Butcher, his welcome was compared to the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran in 1979.

Is he the actual leader of the Taliban? Will he be arriving in Kabul in the next day or two to take control of the operation? And the government?

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Lovie777 (1,160 posts)

2. From what I'm reading the airport is secured. ..

as to the Taliban leader, I guess he's one of them. The leaders are violent and are killers. The agreement between shithole and the Taliban is a shitty one with no concerns for the Afghans.

Shanti Shanti Shanti (10,420 posts)

3. Define "secure". We have military inside defending the tarmac, the Taliban are in control outside. Airports have huge perimeters, I saw groups of our snipers and armored vehicles targeting the fences, yeah, pretty secure for a warzone.

Is the runway with in range of mortar fire? Small arms fire? ADA rockets?

If it is, it isn't secure.

Lovie777 (1,160 posts)

5. I wonder where they are taking the Afghan families for screening? . . .

vaccinations, etc.

Ya know our "so called" Christians here in the USA don't want them here.

 

[Karin]

More of these incessant questions from Kentuck.  He runs to the DUmp and peppers everyone with them, as if they know anything.  It's an absolute chaotic ****-up, Kentuck.  All on the dems' heads, and you know it.

[SVPete]

It's a Cluster-F, LIEden's Cluster-F!

If they so choose, the Talibanders could have thousands or even 10s of thousands of hostages to hold over LIEden's head. And even if every piece of USA, USN, USMC, and in USAF hardware is in perfect condition (= something Carter didn't have), the sheer numbers of hostages would rule out a rescue attempt!

Brilliant, LIEden!!!