Aug
19
2021
U.S. residents seeking to escape the Taliban will be charged up to $2,000 for evacuation. For a family of 5 U.S. citizens that runs $10,000.
Want Out Of Afghanistan? U.S. Government Will Charge $2000 For Evacuation
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Fake Video Claims To Show Afghans Storming Kabul Airport As It Re-Opens to Evacuation Flights
Aug
18
2021
With the Kabul airport re-opened for military and commercial evacuation flights, there’s also fake viral video circulating, such as this one purporting to show Afghans rushing in as the terminal becomes accessible.
What It’s Really Like Inside A Military Jet Evacuating Afghan Refugees
Aug
16
2021
This isn’t just most passengers in seats and some sitting on the floor or in the back galley. This is people packed body-to-body.
Emirates Flight Forced To Turn Around As US Military Takes Over Kabul Airport
Aug
15
2021
As the Afghan government falls to the Taliban, after a twenty year effective occupation of the country by U.S. forces draws to a close, the Kabul airport is quickly being used for evacuation. Events on the ground have been so fast-developing that Emirates was operating its usual flight into Kabul when it was forced to turn around due to events on the ground.
Apparently shooting guns off into
May
28
2002
Apparently shooting guns off into the air is a wedding tradition in Afghanistan. It’s become less of a good idea, since US forces frequently mistake this weapons fire as hostile and shoot back. They have killed wedding guests on more than one occasion. Well-intentioned though US forces may be, it’s hard to imagine that this won’t breed tremendous resentment among the people of Afghanistan. Sensibly, the governor of the Khost province has asked U.S. forces to check with local authorities before launching attacks.
