US tells people to avoid Kabul airport amid reports of crush - BBC News

The US has advised citizens not to travel to the airport in the capital Kabul
It warns of possible security threats at the gates
American helicopters have been flying US citizens to the airport from a hotel compound nearby

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[fatman]

Yesterday: Everything is fine as long as you get to the airport.

Today: Avoid the airport, i repeat, do not go to the airport.

[williamwatson]

Avoid the airport? How are they going to get out?

[RandyTWA]

This is getting more desperate by the hour and our “leadership” is clueless.

[ftd]

I highly doubt that the people in Kabul find the arrival of any Taliban leader “absolutely fascinating.”

[joevarga]

"Don't go to the airport until they have INDIVIDUAL instructions to do so."
Are you KIDDING ME NOW???
The State Department DOESN'T EVEN KNOW how many Americans are over there!

[The-rk]

Weird how the photos mostly show young men fleeing the country hardly any women

[nikkiparis]

"Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home.", yeah, never mind it is likely to be in a rectangle box.

[bgoneification]

"Don't come to the airport, we need to evacuate all the refugees ahead of any Americans"

[fridayray]

makes Saigon look like a 3 day weekend at Bernies

[Louis-jisn]

You know we screwed up when the Taliban has surrounded Kabul airport with American troops trapped inside. We should have never got rid of the airbase in Bagram (2500 troops). It protected Americans and our interests throughout the region.

[opensourcedev]

I was planning a shopping trip to Kabul this weekend but thanks for the heads up mate

[justobserver]

The Biden Administration should be held accountable for creating this crisis. It's so heart breaking to see what happened to the people in Afghanistan.

[SR-bhjd]

Comforting when your flight includes flare countermeasures!

[easternsun]

Wow, launching counter measures once in the air .

[eekalbb]

LOL the US shouldn’t tell anyone anything anymore 🤣

[LinhHa-jftm]

Anyone else notice the C17 releasing anti missile flares as it takes off? That must mean the Taliban have stingers or some other type of surface to air missiles.

[thundarrisaboss]

i love how people think this is a "blunder". people have been warning about this exact scenario for years. just like they did with 9-11. its not an accident. the only way this happens is by design.

[ypnzbsq]

"doing guard duty outside the door of senior commanders" Note to self: Get a job close to the bosses.

[kikyochan]

This journalist is all the way in Delhi, there’s no way he is able to report accurately. Look at cnn, at least they had Clarissa Ward inside Kabul the WHOLE time reporting. BBC can do better

[admerin]

Apparently America never cared about the lives of innocent Afghans.