Fall of Kabul

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Fall of Kabul

Taliban fighters enter the Afghan capital of Kabul as government forces melt away

The American evacuation of Kabul has begun pic.twitter.com/EtTL94HSMJ

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 15, 2021

Ex, president Karzai latest message:
I am here in Kabul with my girls and I ask the Taliban to provide security and safety for the people. pic.twitter.com/l3FmVC6jnE

— Tajuden Soroush (@TajudenSoroush) August 15, 2021

JUST IN: Germany has closed its embassy in Kabul due to the "drastically" deteriorating security situation.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the staff has been moved to the military part of the local airport, where it awaits evacuation. More to follow on https://t.co/8g7t94bB9u pic.twitter.com/b0l8ZvCRwu

— DW News (@dwnews) August 15, 2021

Taliban have just marched past the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

— Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) August 15, 2021

That helicopter photo is historically iconic, like the one in Saigon when the Americans evacuated Vietnam.

I was pretty spot on with my prediction of how quickly they would take the country.

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President Ghani reported to have left on a plane bound for Tajikistan.

The government has all but dissolved.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reported to have fled the country as the Taliban are on the brink of taking power https://t.co/CLnBVFN8dy

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 15, 2021

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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is no more.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is (re)born.

BREAKING: Taliban changes the name of Afghanistan to “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”.

A new era of Sharia law. I pray for the people of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/5F2rXyi2SV

— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) August 15, 2021

LOOK: The Al Jazeera network broadcast what it said were live images of armed Taliban fighters roaming the presidential palace and posing at desks.

The militant group said it plans to soon declare a new “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” https://t.co/0DXn7XEkee pic.twitter.com/604l4dX5f4

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 15, 2021

Photo of Kabul airport (from @stephglinski) pic.twitter.com/UegmJwqZ91

— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

Biden administration spent 6 months flying LGBTQ flags at embassies, hiring diversity officers & lecturing us on our sins.

Now, Taliban flags flying in Kabul & Afghan women & kids will be enslaved by medieval tyrants.

Virtue signaling doesn’t defeat evil. Only brave people can.

— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) August 15, 2021

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It is heart-breaking to see young girls being turned away from school, women again covered in 12th century garments like the burkha, and the Taliban hunting down those who supported or were involved with the coalition forces and the Afghani government over the last 20 years.

President Biden is coming under heavy criticism for this disaster withdrawal, but fundamentally I have to say that I agree with him. If the Afghan army is unwilling to spill blood for liberal democracy, then why should (often working class) American and British soldiers?

American troops "can not and should not" be fighting in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves, says President Joe Biden.https://t.co/Vg2dOrnzZS pic.twitter.com/JPQcExSunP

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 16, 2021