Jason Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: Afghanistan finally having its Fall of Saigon moment The difference of course is Vietnam was a real country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Uaarkson said: Afghanistan finally having its Fall of Saigon moment We're doing a Speedrun of the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Seven provincial capitals captured today so far. "Taliban seizes 18th Afghan city as UK warns of civil war: Live | Taliban News | Al Jazeera" Taliban seizes 18th Afghanistan city as UK warns of civil war WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM Taliban seizes Qalat, Terenkot, Pul-e Alam, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw and Lashkar Gah in a single day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Seven provincial capitals captured today so far. "Taliban seizes 18th Afghan city as UK warns of civil war: Live | Taliban News | Al Jazeera" Taliban seizes 18th Afghanistan city as UK warns of civil war WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM Taliban seizes Qalat, Terenkot, Pul-e Alam, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw and Lashkar Gah in a single day. Wow, those post WWI colonial arbitrary lines on the map are having the intended effect, go figure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Jason said: Wow, those post WWI colonial arbitrary lines on the map are having the intended effect, go figure! That actually doesn't apply to Afghanistan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I need to look at how many troops we had left before Biden pulled the trigger, but I'm pretty sure we could afford a small presence there for a while longer. It seems like it would have been more reasonable to do an unannounced phased withdrawal with certain benchmarks to prevent things from going this far south. At least evacuate every single person that helped us there as we could before moving so fast. We made no tangible gains over the last couple of decades, but Biden fucked up managing this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: That actually doesn't apply to Afghanistan Maybe not the WWI bit but it's still a fake country designed by colonialists to encourage internal conflict, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jason said: Maybe not the WWI bit but it's still a fake country designed by colonialists to encourage internal conflict, isn't it? The UK never took Afghanistan. A few wars when they weren't being friendly but never annexed the area. They wanted to keep it as a buffer to Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Jason said: Maybe not the WWI bit but it's still a fake country designed by colonialists to encourage internal conflict, isn't it? 18 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: The UK never took Afghanistan. A few wars when they weren't being friendly but never annexed the area. They wanted to keep it as a buffer to Russia. As a @Zaku3 mentioned, Afghanistan is a special case where no colonial authority drew arbitrary lines. Afghanistan just kinda "appeared" from the leftovers of various Persian empires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 August 12, 2021: Afghanistan news WWW.CNN.COM The US is sending about 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to evacuate American personnel amid Taliban gains in the country. Follow here for the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 God damn us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I nominate this for the #1 position in the "Statements That Did Not Age Well" Hall of Fame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: God damn us. I cannot adequately express the extent to which it enrages me that we can spam drone strikes o’er the world based on the most dubious and tenuous justifications, but when it comes to getting our allies out of harm’s way it’s all about the process and paperwork. It’s fucking disgusting. We’ve been at this for fucking decades, get them on a fucking plane and sort this shit out when they get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I cannot adequately express the extent to which it enrages me that we can spam drone strikes o’er the world based on the most dubious and tenuous justifications, but when it comes to getting our allies out of harm’s way it’s all about the process and paperwork. It’s fucking disgusting. We’ve been at this for fucking decades, get them on a fucking plane and sort this shit out when they get here. Well, if one of the MAGA infested immigration agencies is involved, it's not exactly a mystery what the holdup is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Jason said: Well, if one of the MAGA infested immigration agencies is involved, it's not exactly a mystery what the holdup is. This has been a problem for a long fucking time, I genuinely don’t think it has all that much to do with Trumpism as it does with us just not giving a shit generally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Mapping Taliban Contested and Controlled Districts in Afghanistan | FDD's Long War Journal WWW.LONGWARJOURNAL.ORG Created by Bill Roggio Weekly time lapse video of the Taliban's Advance | Apr 13 to Present Semi-Yearly time lapse of Afghanistan's districts | Nov 2017 to Present Description: For nearly two decades, the government of Afghanistan - with the help of U.S. and coalition forces - battled for control of the country against the ever-present […] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Also speculation if the US will blow up the embassy on the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Also speculation if the US will blow up the embassy on the way out. I couldn't think of a more appropriate metaphor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Jwheel86 said: Also speculation if the US will blow up the embassy on the way out. Do it!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I nominate this for the #1 position in the "Statements That Did Not Age Well" Hall of Fame. This account is on the right track, just submit this tweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: God damn us. Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, human rights workers WWW.REUTERS.COM Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday. Rumours that Canadian special forces are already in Afghanistan to help get translators and other embassy-related staff out. Sounds like many of these 20,000 other refugees have already escaped to neighbouring countries and will be spirited to Canada. Not sure how they plan to get the rest out. I have heard that Canadian special forces are pretty great...but only so much you can do against an entire military, regardless of any training or tech differences. EDIT - Quote Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said some Canadian special forces were in Afghanistan taking part in the relocation effort but gave no details. "The challenges on the ground are quite immense," he said. Canada's new plan would focus on those who are particularly vulnerable, including women leaders, human rights defenders, reporters, persecuted religious minorities and members of the gay and lesbian community, Mendicino said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Just lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Taliban forces have seized Logar province which has a district seven miles from Kabul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Aaaand we're back in Afghanistan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (rubs temples) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I'm honestly shocked they didn't scuttle that equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 he's not wrong, but this whole thing could have and should be handled better in terms of evacuation of people who helped us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 The Taliban have entered Kabul without meeting resistance. Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper WWW.REUTERS.COM Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Taliban enter Kabul, await 'peaceful transfer' of power APNEWS.COM KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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