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What do we get from "recognising" Taliban?

Did not see this posted earlier, Its now confirmed by NYT investigation that the drone strike that US said targeted against IS-K terrorist actually killed a US affiliated aid worker and his family.

On expected lines. Countries like China and Turkey provide legitimacy, "aid" and help run/build their infrastructure, and in exchange they get to exert influence, military bases and resource rights. China Weighing Occupation of Former U.S. Air Base at Bagram: Sources

Some very specific numbers and source mentioned, but this is still just a tweet don't think there is any coverage in mainstream news in the US yet.

Any examples? Analysts like that body builder Jeff Smith, Cristian Fair aunty have been crying about Paxi perfidy for a long time but they have close to no influence on US policy. Its people (or rather 🐍) like Lindsey Graham and his democratic party equivalents that will really give a good...

But... but... I thought the resistance was winning? This location is approximately at the half way mark in the main Panshir valley.

It needs to be articulated to the public (not our feckless politicians or worse babus) in such a way that it costs votes in elections - thats the only currency that matters in the end in a democracy. Re Sigs, you don't even have to go to small arms, we had to run to the US to get their winter...

If you follow US news, you will read about their generals frequently scare mongering about the enemies capability, so as to increase and maintain their defence budget. Our military leadership however have failed to effectively articulate in public domain that we will lose the next war if we...

Need solid proof for this to be taken seriously (not say there will be any guaranteed blowback for Pax even if it is proven), all we have see is fake news that reduces it's credibility.

Naah, instead you would have been looking out of the window admiring the grazing goats and sheep.

I suspect most of the "trapped" US citizens are Afghan origin, and almost all "white" Americans have been extracted.

In the past American leaders have launched attacks on foreign nations because they got caught getting b-jobs in office. Biden's approval rating is already crashing, the deep state has started making moves against him (like leaking the call with Ghani a few days before the fall of Kabul). Biden...

Maybe something good will come out of it, Amrullah Saleh's defiled corpse being dragged through the streets by the Taliban might just wake the Americans into action (and stop the shyte about working with the Taliban).

Its not a Chinook, they were old CH-46 Sea Knights that are retired from military service (but was used by the embassy there).

As per reports they have disabled all aircraft and highend military gear ( by removing or destroying parts) in the airport, started doing this days before they finally left. Chucking thermite into aircraft with fuel and possibly ammo while you are still around might only work in Hollywood movie IMO.

TBH I find Chinese wumao trools much more bearable, sometimes even entertaining. This supposed angrez gentle man's constant moralistic bitching is the worst form of emotional hatyachar you can inflict your self on the interwebs - I have now simple blocked this user.

Should be looked at as a foreign base for the Turks.

Thought I recognised one of the US Marines casualties from an earlier pic 😬.

France wraps up evacuation ops, UK next.

Cue the "We did it Joe!" meme - reports coming in that US is leaving Kabul airport tonight!