{"id":327797,"date":"2021-08-20T04:01:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pentagon-ripped-for-keeping-us-troops-back-amid-afghan-rescues\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T04:01:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:01:28","slug":"pentagon-ripped-for-keeping-us-troops-back-amid-afghan-rescues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pentagon-ripped-for-keeping-us-troops-back-amid-afghan-rescues\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Defense Department has come under heavy criticism this week for keeping US forces holed up at Kabul\u2019s international airport while other Western nations\u2019 special forces dash into the Taliban-controlled city to rescue their citizens and Afghan allies. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9906315\/Rescue-mission-thousands-UK-citizens-Afghanistan-strain.html\">Daily Mail reported<\/a> that the British government had dispatched 300 elite troops and other officials to Afghanistan in an attempt to bring out 6,000 UK nationals and other eligible Afghans. On Monday, the UK\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/08\/16\/paras-evacuate-first-200-britons-afghanistan\/\">Daily Telegraph newspaper<\/a> reported that rescue operations had begun Saturday night and the first evacuation flight carrying around 200 Brits had set off. <\/p>\n<p>Still, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby insisted Thursday that the US had not made any agreement with the Taliban restricting American forces to the airport. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d Kirby told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019 \u201cSpecial Report\u201d, \u201cthat\u2019s where the mission is. The troops are there for really two things. One, to keep that airport safe and secure for people and for flight operations, and two, to make sure that those flight operations can go as unimpeded as possible, with as few delays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if the British can take their paratroopers and they can get in vehicles and go get their people and get them to the airport, why can\u2019t the US do that?\u201d host Bret Baier asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a deal with the Taliban to provide safe passage, why is it left to the Americans outside of that ring to get there on their own? Why can\u2019t we send vehicles to go get them?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/John-Kirby-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Pentagon spokesman John Kirby\" class=\"wp-image-19185975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/John-Kirby-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/John-Kirby-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/John-Kirby-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says US troops deployed to Afghanistan are focused on keeping the \u201cairport safe and secure for people.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Alex Brandon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have not seen any great impediments to the safe passage that the Taliban have agreed to facilitate,\u201d Kirby insisted. \u201cAmericans are getting through those checkpoints and they are getting onto the base \u2014 the airfield, and they are being flown out of Kabul. I won\u2019t speak to potential future operations that may or may not be conducted. What I can tell you is the operation we\u2019re conducting now, and that is to keep that airfield open and running and Americans are getting through the lines. They are getting onto planes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>John Noonan, a national security adviser to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), disputed the Pentagon\u2019s claim in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> posts earlier Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave been speaking with evacuees directly on the ground in Kabul,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noonanjo\/status\/1428348000171184136\">he tweeted<\/a> in the morning. \u201cTaliban not honoring their word. Obstructing ingress points to the airport, beating and harassing evacuees, scaring many off. US troops prohibited from expanding perimeter or helping. Many still stuck.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/UKAfghanistan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Evacuees from Afghanistan sit in a hall upon their arrival at Al-Maktoum International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on August 19, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19186049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/UKAfghanistan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/UKAfghanistan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/UKAfghanistan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Evacuees from Afghanistan sit at Al-Maktoum International Airport in the United Arab Emirates after being transported by the United Kingdom\u2019s Royal Air Force transport plane on August 19, 2021.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSincere respect to DoD,\u201d Noonan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noonanjo\/status\/1428374244250034176\">added in a later tweet<\/a>, \u201cbut we have spoken directly with evacuees on the ground who have had backs and hands broken and concussions from the Taliban. That\u2019s today. Current. We have been sent text photos of Taliban checkpoints obstructing movement to airport. They aren\u2019t complying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron, meanwhile, confirmed Tuesday that more than 200 French nationals, foreign nationals and Afghans who worked with French forces had left Hamid Karzai International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo our armies, police and diplomatic teams who organize these sensitive operations, thank you,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1427906027056508930\">Macron tweeted<\/a>. \u201cWe continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/FranceAfghan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Afghans evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan exit a French Air Force Airbus A400M at the French air base in Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on August 18, 2021.&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-19186077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/FranceAfghan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/FranceAfghan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/FranceAfghan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Afghans evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan exit a French Air Force Airbus A400M at the French air base in Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on August 18, 2021.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HANDOUT\/ETAT MAJOR DES ARMEES\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pentagon maintained Thursday that while 5,200 US forces were on the ground in Afghanistan, they were not authorized to go outside the perimeter of the airport. Hundreds of desperate Afghans have stormed the terminal and tarmac of the facility, hoping to catch evacuation flights out. <\/p>\n<p>The State Department has repeatedly urged Americans stuck in Kabul to make their way to the airport, but have stressed that the US government cannot guarantee their safety. Multiple reports have described checkpoints manned by Taliban fighters who assault and beat those who attempt to pass. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters that US forces \u201cdon\u2019t have the capability to go out and collect up large numbers of people\u201d before vowing to \u201cget everyone that we can possibly evacuate evacuated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019ll do that,\u201d he added, \u201cas long as we possibly can until the clock runs out or we run out of capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, along with between 50,000 and 65,000 Afghans who assisted US-led forces during the two-decade-long war and have been marked for death by the Taliban.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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