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Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
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Re: Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
I know what you mean and unfortunately it works both ways
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Re: Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
The previous era of 'foreign soldiers' may have left, but the next will soon arrive. The Taliban needs to learn how to fly its new aircraft and fire its new weapons, and the US isn't the only country with a 6th SOS.
The evacuation will go down as another failure by the West in the Middle East, but the fallout in Washington will hide how evacuation jets started leaving with empty seats and C-17s were flying napkins rather than people out.
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A few weeks ago, before the emergency evacuation really hit the news, I was looking at the Royal Canadian Air force Facebook to see if there were any hints about the upcoming F/A-18 deployment. I was surprised to read a bit about operation Aegis - evacuating Afghanistan refugees to Canada at the start of August.
Canadian Armed Forces Operations
5 August at 02:01 ·
With glowing hearts, we see thee arrive… Welcome to Canada!
The first Operation AEGIS flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan arrived in Toronto this evening. The #RCAF CC-177 Globemaster is the first #CAF flight for this new operation intent on relocating at-risk Afghan personnel and their families who worked with the Government of Canada.
Operation AEGIS is the Canadian Armed Forces’ contribution to the evacuation effort, supporting our Government of Canada partners with planning, coordination, and as required, airlift support.
A picture of C-17 177705 taxying to park is shown
I didn't realize some countries were starting to evacuate people as early as 4 August at least. Clearly they thought something bad was going to happen soon.
Canadian Armed Forces Operations
5 August at 02:01 ·
With glowing hearts, we see thee arrive… Welcome to Canada!
The first Operation AEGIS flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan arrived in Toronto this evening. The #RCAF CC-177 Globemaster is the first #CAF flight for this new operation intent on relocating at-risk Afghan personnel and their families who worked with the Government of Canada.
Operation AEGIS is the Canadian Armed Forces’ contribution to the evacuation effort, supporting our Government of Canada partners with planning, coordination, and as required, airlift support.
A picture of C-17 177705 taxying to park is shown
I didn't realize some countries were starting to evacuate people as early as 4 August at least. Clearly they thought something bad was going to happen soon.
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Re: Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/taliban- ... n-12402696
Chartered flight carrying westerners lands in Doha after leaving Kabul.
A Qatar Airways flight carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in Kabul and left with Americans and other foreign nationals on board on Thursday.
Operated by Qatar B77W from photos
'aid' in / foreign nationals out.
Chartered flight carrying westerners lands in Doha after leaving Kabul.
A Qatar Airways flight carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in Kabul and left with Americans and other foreign nationals on board on Thursday.
Operated by Qatar B77W from photos
'aid' in / foreign nationals out.
Re: Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
Interesting article and a couple of interesting links within it:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... %209.28.21
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... %209.28.21
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Mark
If our airforces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal.
— General Nathan F. Twining
Mark
If our airforces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal.
— General Nathan F. Twining
Re: Afghanistan - mission accomplished?
An Afghan saying, We have the time, you have the watches.
That year 2005,
the opium crop exceeded four thousand tons, surpassing its previous peak, achieved just before the Taliban had banned the crop in 2000.
Here we go again
Edited. You have the watches but we have the time. (My Pashtun is not so good)
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