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"As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports"

Thought I'd post this as it appears that the mainstream media is not covering this news story.

From the Military Times article "As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports" (as always, please read the linked article for the complete story):


"As the Defense Department continues to stick to its plans of not reaching out into Kabul to assist U.S. personnel and Afghan helpers evacuate, British and French forces have done so to rescue their citizens, multiple outlets report.

The Daily Mail reported that London deployed an additional 300 troops to Kabul specifically to extract trapped British nationals earlier in the week. Within hours of touching down in Kabul, the British troops retrieved some 200 British nationals from around Kabul, the Telegraph reported. Prompting the mission were reports of Taliban hunting down former Afghan government officials, along with Britons stuck behind a web of Taliban checkpoints lining the route to the airport.

Additionally, France 24 reports that the French military has been conducting similar operations since Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron thanked French security forces on Twitter for executing a 'sensitive operation' which evacuated more than 200 French and Afghans.
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Yesterday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday that despite the U.S. having at least 5,000 troops on the ground, he does not have the "capability" to reach out beyond HKIA.

"The forces that we have are focused on the security of the airfield. And you know how important that is, and you know what happens if we - if we lose the ability to provide that security," Austin told reporters from a podium in the Pentagon.

Austin's comments come amid reports of both British and French military units doing precisely that, pushing out into Kabul to secure the safety of their citizens. Occurring despite the Daily Mail reporting that the British contingent numbers less than 1,000 troops.

In his press conference yesterday, Austin acknowledged the challenges that Taliban checkpoints present for those seeking to leave Afghanistan. However, Austin stated that the U.S. government would continue to negotiate safe passage of evacuees with the Taliban rather than take action.
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Hmmm.
"All thoughts are prey to some beast" - Bill Callahan

"I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are" - Lou Reed

"Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein


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Topic - "As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports" - Krav Maga 15:07:07 08/19/21 (53)

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