Breaking News : Huge Explosion at Kabul Airport

[Adecypher]

Both failures actually. The attackers managed to penetrate the outer rim held by the Taliban. And it raises further questions.

1) Where did they get the ammo
2) Who within ISIS in Afghanistan planned this
3) Where are they based
4) How did pull it off
5) What will be the response of US and Taliban?

Both failures actually. The attackers managed to penetrate the outer rim held by the Taliban. And it raises further questions.

How anyone can be certain that the attackers and or a planted bomb in a car or similar is sourced from outside kabul Airport...?

1) Where did they get the ammo (within the parameter of kabul Airport is a possibility...)
2) Who within ISIS in Afghanistan planned this (Any proxy who work for money ... remember "deep pockets")
3) Where are they based (Wherever you put them ... they are proxies)
4) How did pull it off (The real story will always be hidden i.e. the HOW part you will ONLY able to know what they did....)
5) What will be the response of US and Taliban? (I am afraid US might not leave Afghanistan...or Black Water will get into operation ... as far as Taliban is concerned their philosophy is very simple to get control of ALL of Afghanistan and provide security to its people i.e. hunting down the "non state actors"...)

 

[Iron Shrappenel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430975844147732480

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430975966533328897

At this point in time the Talibans are the only ones that they can trust.... " Unclean " coming from someone who probably just wipes with dry toilet paper.

 

[pakdefender]

Should not rule out the role of Amrullah Saleh gang in this

 

[Reichsmarschall]

who the h*ll is ISIS-K and what on earth does the K stand for?

Korasan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430984018934353921

 

[ghazi52]

Top US commander Gen Kenneth McKenzie confirmed that 12 US military personnel were killed and 15 injured in the attacks in Kabul.

Gen McKenzie said:

• US authorities believe the Islamic State group (IS-K) was behind the attacks and the threat of further incidents is "very real"
• These might take the form of vehicle-borne suicide bombings or rocket attacks
• The US military is co-ordinating and sharing information with the Taliban to prevent a repeat
• US forces believe the Taliban have already prevented some attacks from taking place
• Isis-K has shot at military aircraft "without effect", but the US military does not believe they possess man-portable air defence systems (Manpads)

• The Pentagon does not believe that additional troops are necessary to secure Hamid Karzai International Airport
• Drones and other aerial systems are being used to monitor events and dissuade further attacks

• About 5,000 people are at the airport waiting to be evacuated. To date, 104,000 civilians have been transferred from Afghanistan, including 66,000 from the US and 37,000 from allies and partners

 

[Meengla]

Top US commander Gen Kenneth McKenzie confirmed that 12 US military personnel were killed and 15 injured in the attacks in Kabul.

Gen McKenzie said:

• US authorities believe the Islamic State group (IS-K) was behind the attacks and the threat of further incidents is "very real"
• These might take the form of vehicle-borne suicide bombings or rocket attacks
• The US military is co-ordinating and sharing information with the Taliban to prevent a repeat
• US forces believe the Taliban have already prevented some attacks from taking place
• Isis-K has shot at military aircraft "without effect", but the US military does not believe they possess man-portable air defence systems (Manpads)
• The Pentagon does not believe that additional troops are necessary to secure Hamid Karzai International Airport
• Drones and other aerial systems are being used to monitor events and dissuade further attacks
• About 5,000 people are at the airport waiting to be evacuated. To date, 104,000 civilians have been transferred from Afghanistan, including 66,000 from the US and 37,000 from allies and partners

Good summary,
And in between the lines, you see America trusting the Taliban more and more. It's a hard pill to swallow because of 'social freedom' reasons but then America has been in bed with Saudi Arabia for decades.

 

[ghazi52]

US and Taliban working together on security



Barbara Plett Usher
BBC News, Washington

General McKenzie's acknowledgement of co-operation with the Taliban to try to stop attacks highlights how things have changed.

On the one hand, it shows that the Americans have to respond pragmatically because they have in essence lost the war and the Taliban have won.

It also shows that the Taliban have changed because they're willing to have this kind of accommodating arrangement with the Americans.

The joint interest Gen McKenzie talked about is that the Americans want to have all their people out by the end of August and the Taliban want them to leave by then because they want to take control of the airfield.

They're also waiting for the Americans to be out before they announce their government. It was quite a remarkable statement.

 

[MultaniGuy]

Personally I think that terrorist attacks gives more justification for the Western countries to attack Muslim countries.

Go get educated, then fix your country!

 

[terry5]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430945546454409218

 

[LeGenD]

Taliban guards continue to provide security outside Kabul airport-Taliban official

Taliban guards continue to protect civilians outside Kabul airport, an official from the Islamist group said on Thursday, adding that Western forces must stick to a deadline of completing evacuations from Afghanistan by the end of the month.

www.reuters.com

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Taliban guards continue to protect civilians outside Kabul airport, an official from the Islamist group said on Thursday, adding that Western forces must stick to a deadline of completing evacuations from Afghanistan by the end of the month.

"Our guards are also risking their lives at Kabul airport, they face a threat too from the Islamic State group," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

 

[Meengla]

The joint interest Gen McKenzie talked about is that the Americans want to have all their people out by the end of August and the Taliban want them to leave by then because they want to take control of the airfield.

They're also waiting for the Americans to be out before they announce their government. It was quite a remarkable statement.

Some things have been so obvious for the last several days. So obvious.
Either blame the 'media sensationalism' to grab audience, or to be want to be in 'the in-crowd' by bashing the Taliban, the Western media has totally failed and failed en-masse. This forum, including some of our Indian guests, has provided more nuanced narrative. More balanced reporting then the Western media. And they have only now lost my trust. It takes some effort for me to firmly believe anything--conspiracy theories or other dogmas. But to me they look like the mouth-pieces of whatever the G-7 govt policies, and, in that vein, watch out how the Taliban are going to be displayed as 'the lesser evil' going forward.

Trump was right about the 'fake news'. I now see that.

 

[Chhatrapati]

how about yindu turd terrorists vs IEA?

If Pakistan Army couldn't make it, why do you think a bunch of medieval poppy munching cave dwellers are gonna win. You guys are funny and desperate.

 

[terry5]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430973224347750403

 

[Pak_Sher]

Raw and NDS are behind it via using ISIS-K because they are the only people who would want to instigate things.. The US intelligence knew it before it even came because it knew some people are desparate to us them as work-horse it was like meh and easily predictable

NDS & RAW have funded ISIS in Afghanistan to attack Pakistan and those funded thugs are still around. RAW could still be directing them remotely to destabilize the Taliban Government. Indians could care less about Americans, NATO, Taliban & who gets killed, all they care is to create instability in Afghanistan and create trouble for Pakistan.

 

[ghazi52]

Breaking:
Pentagon-connected source tells as many as 13 U.S. service members are now believed killed, 20 troops wounded, 10 in critical condition.