NEW: Out of the 17,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the last week, 2,500 are Americans.
https://t.co/Cwj2MhC6Rf

Like I said last night. The cnn reporter left because it was going to get way worse. And today.

"This is the worst day by far."

@ramsaysky says the situation at Kabul's airport is "utterly horrendous", and that 'hardened soldiers' told him its the "worst thing they have ever seen in their entire career" https://t.co/dQwo47HMiQ

I fail to understand how Biden hasn’t liaised with other NATO countries about a phased withdrawal. Then discussed how best to achieve it with military commanders who have been on the ground. How Biden has approached this is shambolic & left a huge stain on the USA 🇺🇸

There’s growing concern that vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to serious illness from the Covid delta variant than previously thought https://t.co/R6HsDJu9p0

WARNING - GRAPHIC

Aug 21—Kabul, #Afghanistan
12 to 1 pm local time

The situation is deteriorating drastically as the Taliban opens fire on people trying to enter the airport.

WARNING - GRAPHIC
https://t.co/oc1dhTvy2t

All I'm asking for is the right to own the same weapons that I paid for the Taliban to own

Khalil Haqqani, who has a $5 million US bounty on him, put in charge of security in new Afghani government as Biden claims terror group “gone” from Afghanistan

https://t.co/gzcNbAdCzD

The Taliban put an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist—who is on America’s most wanted list—in charge of security in Kabul on Thursday. https://t.co/pnoDae5tCI

Sky's @ramsaysky reports from Kabul airport where people are being crushed to death amid the desperate scramble to flee Taliban rule.

Soldiers have been rescuing people from the crowds and treating those who are injured.

More on #Afghanistan here: https://t.co/3a12IIfg41 https://t.co/o0Xm5Lv6w2

Just yesterday Joe Biden said they knew of no examples where Americans couldn't get to the airport and the next day they're releasing a security alert telling Americans that it's not safe even at the airport gates. https://t.co/mg4PB3WjRA

Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get them out. U.S. citizens have been told not to go to the Kabul airport without instruction from a U.S. government representative. https://t.co/Pfc4fLXH2D

But Biden said


Biden: "I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world."

Armin Laschet, Merkel's choice for successor in Germany: "It's the biggest debacle that NATO has suffered since its creation."

The Taliban has placed security for Kabul in the hands of the Haqqani Network, which has a long-standing association with al-Qaida. https://t.co/0cez4gKb0x cc: @JoeBiden

This is how the Taliban propaganda machine is mocking the United States under the Biden administration.

Notice the U.S.-made weapons & equipment.

#Afghanistan

(Note: My apologies in advance to the American people.) https://t.co/svueeoeRgT

Biden’s problem: He said Americans are not having difficulties getting 2the airport. They are. He said Al Qaeda isn’t in Afghanistan. They are. He said foreign leaders are not criticizing his handling of the withdrawal. They are. His judgement and explanations are deeply flawed.

FYI Kabul Update

-Taliban have begun confiscating US passports, state IDs, credit cards, ect, from US citizens, per The New York Times.

-The airport "gates" are now closed, per the Times.

-An estimated 17K Americans are effectively cuttoff, per the State Department.

ALERT A French Air Force A400M triggered flares as it departed Kabul Airport today to Al Dhafra Air Base
https://t.co/C9FF87GisT