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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.
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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)
- WH believes most Americans Out. (Will the last paragraph prediction come true?) - jdaniel@jps.net 07:18:22 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: "As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports" - BillH 06:47:55 08/20/21 (0)
- No thanks to... - b.l.zeebub 03:08:04 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: "As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports" - fantja 00:00:25 08/20/21 (1)
- They're actually owned by multi-national corporations. - ghost of olddude55 03:18:29 08/20/21 (0)
- Last one out, remember to shut off the light - jedrider 18:23:28 08/19/21 (3)
- RE: Last one out, remember to shut off the light - Rod M 19:42:36 08/19/21 (1)
- If that Taliban has Blackhawk helicopters... - ghost of olddude55 03:27:28 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: Last one out, remember to shut off the light - rivervalley817 19:14:19 08/19/21 (0)
- Not to worry. - srdavis2000 18:13:09 08/19/21 (2)
- RE: Not to worry. - rivervalley817 18:57:03 08/19/21 (0)
- Would that advanced planning involve vanilla or chocolate ??? - emailtim 18:15:44 08/19/21 (0)
- An absolute total cluster**** !!! - emailtim 16:26:57 08/19/21 (21)
- Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - jdaniel@jps.net 16:53:54 08/19/21 (20)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - emailtim 18:09:51 08/19/21 (19)
- This very well COULD be Biden's legacy achievement! - Chris from Lafayette 20:49:55 08/19/21 (4)
- As long as he doesn't cave. - ghost of olddude55 03:04:53 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: This very well COULD be Biden's legacy achievement! - Inmate51 02:15:17 08/20/21 (1)
- If that does happen, you can say, "I told you so!" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 02:18:42 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: This very well COULD be Biden's legacy achievement! - pictureguy 21:20:49 08/19/21 (0)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - jdaniel@jps.net 18:35:01 08/19/21 (13)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - emailtim 18:44:38 08/19/21 (12)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - rivervalley817 19:03:48 08/19/21 (11)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - emailtim 19:10:29 08/19/21 (10)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - rivervalley817 19:18:20 08/19/21 (9)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - Rod M 19:49:10 08/19/21 (7)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - rivervalley817 20:15:06 08/19/21 (2)
- How obtuse are you .. - emailtim 20:26:43 08/19/21 (1)
- I wouldn't sweat that too much... - musetap 22:23:14 08/20/21 (0)
- Harris is chomping at the 25th Amendment as predicted. - emailtim 20:00:18 08/19/21 (3)
- RE: Harris is chomping at the 25th Amendment as predicted. - pictureguy 21:33:03 08/19/21 (2)
- Nancy and Hillary were in control... - dark_dave56 04:24:22 08/20/21 (1)
- RE: Nancy and Hillary were in control... - pictureguy 11:33:05 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: Walmart plans months in advance for their Black Friday Sales. Has that ever mitigated the chaos, confusion - emailtim 19:47:55 08/19/21 (0)
- Maybe US thought it not a good idea to broadcast such info? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 15:41:45 08/19/21 (18)
- right... - Jim Pearce 17:26:08 08/19/21 (17)
- RE: right... - tweaker456 00:14:11 08/20/21 (1)
- You're of course right, tweak - Chris from Lafayette 02:27:07 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: right... - elblanco 17:44:35 08/19/21 (14)
- If Biden authorizes combat operations because of pressure... - ghost of olddude55 17:58:39 08/19/21 (13)
- RE: If Biden authorizes combat operations because of pressure... - elblanco 19:47:00 08/19/21 (0)
- RE: If Biden authorizes combat operations because of pressure... - rivervalley817 19:08:07 08/19/21 (0)
- RE: If Biden authorizes combat operations because of pressure... - RGA 19:00:41 08/19/21 (10)
- Agree with you about memories... - ghost of olddude55 03:02:30 08/20/21 (6)
- "Anybody who thought there was going to be an orderly withdrawal is deluding themselves." - Krav Maga 03:14:47 08/20/21 (5)
- The withdrawal was announced over a year ago. - ghost of olddude55 03:49:50 08/20/21 (4)
- "So why did they stay?"... - dark_dave56 05:10:20 08/20/21 (1)
- Why didn't their employers get them out? - ghost of olddude55 06:51:48 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: The withdrawal was announced over a year ago. - Krav Maga 04:55:18 08/20/21 (1)
- Here we are where? - ghost of olddude55 05:16:38 08/20/21 (0)
- RE: If Biden authorizes combat operations because of pressure... - rivervalley817 19:29:26 08/19/21 (2)
- Hearing about something and having that something be a campaign issue... - ghost of olddude55 03:10:01 08/20/21 (1)
- RE: Hearing about something and having that something be a campaign issue... - rivervalley817 09:34:29 08/20/21 (0)