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US troops fire shots into the air and use teargas on desperate crowds as chaos at Kabul airport enters fifth day: Taliban block Westerners from reaching flights and Afghan mothers give their BABIES to soldiers
dailymail.co.uk ^ | August 19, 2021 | Chris Pleasance and James Fielding

Posted on 08/19/2021 1:34:22 PM PDT by elpadre

US troops have been firing warning shots to disperse thousands of desperate Afghans outside Kabul airport as frantic Western expats told MailOnline they can't get 'anywhere near' the gates because of the 'terrified locals.'

Footage taken last night showed stun grenades flashing beside the perimeter and expats who tried to get through the gate say the military entrance said shots were fired by Western troops.

Westerners and visa holders trying to get to their flights say they are unable to get to the gates because of the crowd of up to 50,000 desperate locals who are gathering at the gates.

US troops have been firing warning shots to disperse thousands of desperate Afghans outside Kabul airport as frantic Western expats told MailOnline they can't get 'anywhere near' the gates because of the 'terrified locals.'

Footage taken last night showed stun grenades flashing beside the perimeter and expats who tried to get through the gate say the military entrance said shots were fired by Western troops.

Westerners and visa holders trying to get to their flights say they are unable to get to the gates because of the crowd of up to 50,000 desperate locals who are gathering at the gates. (much more at link with photos)

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afganistan; bidensfault; chaos; obamasfault
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1 posted on 08/19/2021 1:34:22 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: elpadre

Hitting the fan in three, two.


2 posted on 08/19/2021 1:36:16 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: elpadre

Joe: “Zzzzzzz, snort...Zzzzzzz.”


3 posted on 08/19/2021 1:38:38 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: elpadre

Twitter and ABC News say everything is cool.


4 posted on 08/19/2021 1:39:05 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: elpadre

So when are these totally woke, CRT imbued US soldiers going to fire at the real enemy, the Taliban then?


5 posted on 08/19/2021 1:39:21 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: elpadre

Everything is being orchestrated so that they can bring hundreds of thousands of refugees here. They care more about that than rescuing Americans.


6 posted on 08/19/2021 1:40:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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7 posted on 08/19/2021 1:40:51 PM PDT by Bobalu (The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.)
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To: elpadre

Are the UK troops the Red Devils? Excellent outfit. Glad the 101st isn’t there to be embarrassed by the actions of our COC.


8 posted on 08/19/2021 1:41:01 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: elpadre

Once again I’m afraid I’m going to have to insist on some video of all these elusive Taliban. Because all I’ve seen so far are about enough to start a poker game.


9 posted on 08/19/2021 1:41:24 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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The brits can get their citizens out,

And we can’t ?

CCP in the Whitehouse and Pentagon and dept of state and DOJ and DHS ?


10 posted on 08/19/2021 1:42:09 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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We’re more concerned with bringing Afghani refugees here.


11 posted on 08/19/2021 1:42:55 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: elpadre

While the Brits Patrol Kabul


12 posted on 08/19/2021 1:43:36 PM PDT by butlerweave
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13 posted on 08/19/2021 1:43:41 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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As the neoplasm hides in the basement of the White House, and his cohorts circle the wagons, Americans see the utter despair of their situation and cry out to him for help, which they will not get.

If things keep going as they are, biden will get the nobel peace prize before Christmas.

Anybody surprised? shocked? appalled? outraged? So am I, but it won’t do any good, any more than after Benghazi, bammy delivering 10 billion in cash to iran, and all the other atrocities that fake/phony/fraud presidents have done to us.


14 posted on 08/19/2021 1:44:26 PM PDT by I want the USA back (We have more to fear from our government than from the bug that the chicoms made for us. )
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15 posted on 08/19/2021 1:44:37 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cuz1961

Biden is looking for zero US military contact and what he’ll likely get in return is tragedy.


16 posted on 08/19/2021 1:46:39 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: elpadre

Foreign media going around Pravda blockade.


17 posted on 08/19/2021 1:46:54 PM PDT by bray (Hating Whites is racist)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Rhetorical question. -— why did the president of Afghanistan flee the country, if the Taliban were not moving in and taking over?

Maybe the Taliban are few in number and are in control because of fear amd intimidation. The point is, the legitimate government officials left the country because they were afraid. The Taliban has everyone afraid of them, even if they are few in number.


18 posted on 08/19/2021 1:47:08 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Fido969

Camp David has the best ice-cream cone in the World that’s why I’m always there


19 posted on 08/19/2021 1:47:39 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: cuz1961

I heard our citizens were told to go on the internet and fill out some forms. And to check Facebook and Twitter for updates.


20 posted on 08/19/2021 1:48:25 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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