Tag : Kabul
We Are Better Than The Russians, Pentagon Touts
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON —The fog of war wins again, but at least the U.S. military is better than the Russians. Those themes were driven home repeatedly Tuesday as the Pentagon released the results on the completion of a review into civilian casualties that occurred from a U.S. airstrike on March 18,Read more
The “Righteous” Civilian-killing Drone Attack Triggered By A Suspicious Toyota White Corolla, Which Make Up 90 percent Of The Cars In Kabul
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — It was the white Toyota Corolla that caught the attention of Central Command, convincing them that was the vehicle carrying a terrorist bent on attacking Abbey Gate at Kabul airport. Perhaps their next clue was a man with a beard; both are beyond ubiquitous in Kabul specifically andRead more
As Kabul Morphs to Saigon And Then Beirut, The Pentagon Works To Recreate Dunkirk. But There Will Be No Casablanca Endings
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON – The last frenzy days of the current chapter of America’s longest war are set to end after a few more sunsets over the Hindu Kush. Much will be left behind, beyond weapons, dashed dreams, and thousands whose lives now are in jeopardy. The rubble of relevancy andRead more
Pentagon To Americans Beyond Kabul: You Are S.O.L.
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — The Pentagon made it crystal clear Wednesday that its mission in Afghanistan is to protect the airport and that Americans needing help to get to Kabul — especially those beyond the city limits — for possible evacuation are on their own. In military parlance, they are S.O.L. — the moreRead more
While U.S. military leaders fret about its citizens in Kabul getting to airport, UK, French forces ferret out their citizens and escort them to safety
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — The mission in Kabul is set, the Pentagon’s top leaders said, and that seems to mean U.S. citizens are on their own to get to the airport and fly to safety. Asked during a press briefing if the burgeoning U.S. military assets at Kabul airport will include ways to escortRead more
It Started With People Jumping to End Their Lives; It Ends With People Clinging to Save Their Lives. Both Wound Up Falling to Deaths.
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON – Joe Biden had a clear vision what needed to do in Afghanistan when he spoke to reporters during his visit to Kabul in January 2002. “Let’s make it clear,” Biden said then. “I am not talking about peacekeepers. I’m not talking about blue helmets. I’m talking about people who shootRead more
BIDEN OVERSAW THE REOPENING OF U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL IN 2002; TODAY HE AUTHORIZES TROOPS TO HELP EVACUATE EMBASSY PERSONNEL AND OTHERS.
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is mobilizing around 6,000 troops to help evacuate and protect U.S. diplomatic personnel and qualified Afghans from Kabul, with the operation to begin within 24 to 48 hours, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Following the Pentagon announcement, officials in the U.K. and Germany said their governments areRead more
