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The Taliban has reportedly taken over Bagram Air Base, which hosted thousands of US and NATO troops for nearly 20 years.
On August 15, Afghan government forces situated in the base, which is located in the central province of Parwan some 40 km to the north of the capital Kabul, surrendered to the Taliban without a fight. The surrender was confirmed by Bagram district chief Darwaish Raufi.
Bagram Air Base prison, where some 5,000 captives including members of al-Qaeda are held, was also captured by the Taliban. Dozens of captives were freed by the group. Afghan sources claimed that no al-Qaeda members were released. However, this is yet to be verified.
Confirmed: Taliban broke Bagram prison and released inmates. I’m guessing these don’t include ISKP prisoners since Taliban won’t be giving them amnesty. Pro-TB sources earlier claimed that Bagram prison break took more time because ISKP inmates were being separated from others. pic.twitter.com/8HWqltA8F1
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 15, 2021
Taliban captured #Kabul‘s first province Bagram with any unharmed. Many Afghan Army soldiers are dropping their weapons and heading for Kabul with the Taliban. Taliban Captured Bagram Air base today Afghanistan govt fallen down. pic.twitter.com/bOWyqpYxZ7
— Malik Ali Raza (@MalikAliiRaza) August 15, 2021
#Taliban have entered #Kabul BAGRAM from all sides. Sirens sounding across the capital of Afghanistan.#بھاگ_غنی_بھاگ pic.twitter.com/t8Z1oD3s3W
— Rashid Khan (@Rashid_OfficiaI) August 15, 2021
Earlier, Taliban entered Kabul without a fight. President Ashraf Ghani has resigned. An interim government headed by former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will reportedly be formed.
Meanwhile, the situation in Kabul Airport is chaotic to say the least. Hundreds of people, including senior Afghan officials and foreigners, are rushing to leave the country ahead of Taliban take over.
#Kabul airport- Expensive cars leaving their passengers right under the plane, no passport checks, no security checks , nothing.#Afghanistan #AfghanistanBurning #AshrafGhani #Taliban pic.twitter.com/dm9CR3PPqk
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) August 15, 2021
Some 5,000 US troops are also working nonstop to secure the evacuation of US diplomats and citizens from the Afghan capital. US military helicopters are making rounds between the embassy and Kabul Airport.
Kabul airport.
Evacuation.
Game over. pic.twitter.com/hvluHgr2Rg— francesca mannocchi (@mannocchia) August 15, 2021
Kabul ..Hamid Qarzai international airport is still under control of US troops .Bcoz all Americans was there for fly to USA.#قلمکار pic.twitter.com/JXPq8vnS3c
— Farzana Yousaf (@FoodZana) August 15, 2021
The moment Boeing CH-47 Chinook’s carrying US Embassy staff to #Kabul airport. Lowest moment in US history after Saigon, footage will haunt US for times to come … #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/sDccuWPPfC
— Awais Khan Saduzahi (@AwaisKh32943372) August 15, 2021
Turkey, who offered to guard Kabul Airport just a few weeks ago, has relocated its embassy to the airport. Ankara called on its citizens in Afghanistan to contact the embassy in order to arrange their evacuation.
It remains unclear if Turkish forces present in the airport will also withdraw. The Taliban had warned Ankara against maintaining a military presence in Afghanistan.
The Taliban promised earlier to keep Kabul Airport operating as usual. The group will likely take over the airport once the evacuation of US diplomats, citizens and troops is complete.
It is hilarious watching the sheer ineptitude of US retreat and defeat, the US and its puppets are in sheer panic. This is beyond the humiliation of Saigon circa 1975.
Well, you were accurate in recent comment response, that if any Afghani Air Force pilots wanted to directly flee border they had matter of days, not weeks, before critical refueling points were gone. Best hope now for Air Force personnel is US evacuation, though given the personnel numbers that has its obvious limits.
Putin is not a happy man now. Having put the Russian air, ground and facilities to the NATO disposal back in 2001 and pressuring other states to do the same so that “friend” George can occupy Afghanistan, was one more “brilliant” move by the Russians besides handing over Cuba and Kosovo. However expected paybacks are still pending.
Yet Putin started giving away freebies ( there is footage on Youtube of very recent russian communication equipment in the hands of the Taliban ) to the Taliban starting from 2015.
Also China controls Pakistan and Pakistan controls the Taliban. Do I really need to say more?
It is impossible for a ragtag army to defeat a national army with such easy. It is clear they are ubertrained soldiers, maybe with russian and/or chinese mercenaries embedded.
It’s not looking like anyone, or any country “control” Taliban. Is it ? Houthis have been doing that for quite some time. What you are is full of bullshit.
In the business world the US defeat would be classified as Chapter 13 insolvency.
The Taliban takeover would be called a large scale M&A campaign.
100,000 Pakistani Muslims dead in 2005 earthquake
It’s ok. Billions more to populate India once the hindutva have been cleaned out.
The rats are fleeing the ship …
100 rohingya Muslims drown in Bangladesh yesterday
Nobody cares about the rohingya man, we all know they US collaborators sent to destabilise Burma – so fuck ’em.
1000 hindoos die daily after gagging on their own piss
Wonder where most of these Afghan elite collaborators will be taking up residence?
Report: Taliban removes Shia flas from hazara areas.Enjoy your new Taliban friends
What’s a “flas”? Is it like a “flask”? Sure glad they removed Shia “flasks” from Hazara areas, those flasks be unsanitary!
Bullsh1t Pissdrinking Hindooo liar. Taliban have SHIA HAZARA commanders and troops that took over Hazara areas.
Ghani is an Amerikastani citizen.
Saleh, Dostum and Noor are in Uzbekistan. Some are coming to India too I think.
Ragheadthefiendlyterrorist Abdullah Abdullah was practicing how to wear dhoti as dhoti opens from the back and Taliban pajamas open from the front he has to pay tax to Taliban to pass their check point in order to go to his Masters Indian RAW HAPPY TIMES ABDULLAH ABDULLAH ENJOY YOUR CHECK POINT TAXATION
President Ghani leaves Afghanistan as US-backed govt relinquishes power to Taliban – media
This story is not over now it’s taliban’s turn to get beat up by non Afghan and foreign forces. They can’t control the country. Only time will tell if this was a true victory.
In the meantime hundreds of thousands died and injured for no reason while Bush is painting his dogs and has become an artist in retirement.
They cant control the country? They have been controlling the country for twenty years – except that Kabul was controlled by Puppets.Ghani and Karzai were never president over the whole country – only Mayor of Kabul LoL
Oy vey…
I wonder if black ops mercs and CIAtrolls will have enough time to leave Kabul… Thats worse than Fall of Saigon.
Crumbling americant pedonazi empire is going belly up in slow motion…
ISI were directing the entire Taliban Bllitzkrieg. Americans still waiting for “talks” in Doha – LoL