And in what’s been declared “an astonishing mistake, made after a series of other astonishing mistakes”, it’s been revealed that the joint US military and diplomatic co-ordination team at the airport handed the Taliban a list of people America wanted to evacuate.
Detailed to Politico by three US and congressional officials, the list contained the names of American citizens, lawful permanent residents, dual nationals and, to the horror of many, Afghans who had served alongside the US during the conflict — a group of people who the Taliban has a history of brutally murdering for their collaboration with coalition forces.
“Basically, they just put all those Afghans on a kill list,” one defence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Politico.
“It’s just appalling and shocking and makes you feel unclean.”
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To be frank, I feel as sullen now as I did on 9/11. This is hardly a good day for America.
Detailed to Politico by three US and congressional officials, the list contained the names of American citizens, lawful permanent residents, dual nationals and, to the horror of many, Afghans who had served alongside the US during the conflict — a group of people who the Taliban has a history of brutally murdering for their collaboration with coalition forces.
“Basically, they just put all those Afghans on a kill list,” one defence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Politico.
“It’s just appalling and shocking and makes you feel unclean.”
Monumental blunder by the US
A decision by US officials in Kabul to provide the Taliban with specific names of American citizens and Afghan allies, in a bid to grant them access to the city‘s airport, has been deemed “appalling”, prompting outrage from politicians and military officials alike.
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To be frank, I feel as sullen now as I did on 9/11. This is hardly a good day for America.
