AFGHANISTAN: Since Biden Took Office, The Taliban Islamic Militants Were Emboldened To Capture Cities Leading Up To Date Biden Gave For US Withdrawal. Then Taliban Overthew Government.

August 16, 2021

AFGHANISTAN: Since Biden Took Office, The Taliban Islamic Militants Were Emboldened To Capture Cities Leading Up To Date Biden Gave For US Withdrawal. Then Taliban Overthew Government.

Biden administration spent 6 months flying LGBTQ flags at embassies, hiring diversity officers & lecturing us on our sins.

Now, Taliban flags flying in Kabul & Afghan women & kids will be enslaved by medieval tyrants.

Virtue signaling doesn’t defeat evil. Only brave people can.
— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) August 15, 2021

Taliban has now declared Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, offers choice—acceptance of Sharia Law, flee or beheading.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs has confirmed raising terror threat in US as Al-Qaeda declares intent to hit America’s homeland.

This is a Biden foreign policy disaster.
— Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) (@NewDayForNJ) August 15, 2021

US Pentagon Spox, Kirby - "#Kabul not facing imminent threat". With a jaw dropped to the floor I have to ask - Do these people really know what the f-ck they are talking about? #Afghanistan #Afghan_lives_matter #afghanistanunderattack pic.twitter.com/ERumgFo5Yn
— raging545 (@raging545) August 13, 2021

AUG 13: “Kabul is not in an imminent threat.”

AUG 15: The Taliban has taken over Kabul.

Our Pentagon is lost. pic.twitter.com/TdYRjvmUEk
— Amy Tarkanian (@MrsT106) August 15, 2021

Catastrophic 72hrs for #Afghanistan, as the #Taliban capture 5 provincial capitals -- taking military bases, airports, emptying prisons etc.

The U.S. (then NATO) withdrawal is clearly an utter disaster, but that ship has sailed -- muted response from #Washington says everything.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 9, 2021

#Taliban control in #Afghanistan:

Mid-April: 77 districts:
Early-August: 229 districts

Nearly 50% of provincial capitals are now under #Taliban threat.

(via @LongWarJournal) pic.twitter.com/SOFhtCcbhr
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 9, 2021

The #Taliban’s advance across #Afghanistan’s cities has been absolutely remarkable — 6 days ago (left) & today (right). 6 days…

Credit to @LongWarJournal pic.twitter.com/UNtKGOk9ww
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 15, 2021

Sky News Australia published August 16, 2021: Not even CNN could 'cover up' for Joe Biden as Taliban beat Afghan army. Sky News host Paul Murray says even CNN "couldn't cover up" for Joe Biden as the US President had a holiday camp weekend in Camp David while the Taliban was able to beat the Afghan army.

Biden lost an embassy today.

Obama lost in embassy in 2012.

Say what you will about Trump, but when Soleimani attacked our Iraq embassy last year, he got turned into pico de gallo a couple days later.
— The Partyman (@PartymanRandy) August 16, 2021

President Joe Biden is blaming the influx of U.S. troops to combat the Taliban's surging land acquisition in Afghanistan on the policies of former President Donald Trump.

"When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor."https://t.co/K5HMCL6Kdz
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 16, 2021

The fall of #Kabul is the fall of US foreign policy under the #Biden Administration.
— Walid Phares (@WalidPhares) August 14, 2021

The failure to anticipate the rapid fall of afghan cities, including kabul, is a huge US intelligence failure. I know some US mil commanders anticipated it. They told me. Yet somehow their voices were not heard.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 15, 2021

The Administration that claims it defends women, youth, minorities & liberals and fights fascism and fundamentalism is the one that threw women, youth, minorities & liberals in poor #Afghanistan to the #Jihadi fascists.

Unforgivable
— Walid Phares (@WalidPhares) August 15, 2021

Thinking of the scared and fleeing women of #Afghanistan.

Unlike men, they cannot hide from the #Taliban, they cannot camouflage.

They are trapped under the #Jihadists.
— Walid Phares (@WalidPhares) August 15, 2021

If there was a #TalibanDeal signed in #Doha and the US was in communications with the #Taliban. If everything was negotiated, why is the Biden Adm withdrawing its embassy, diplomats, from #Kabul?

Who are they afraid of?
— Walid Phares (@WalidPhares) August 15, 2021

Biden Adm officials are saying the advance of the #Taliban "was too fast."

Too fast compared to what? What was promised to the Taliban? Who lied to whom?
— Walid Phares (@WalidPhares) August 15, 2021

At the centre of this is the most astonishing failure of intelligence + analysis from the US and it’s allies. The US presence was small, sustainable and vital to the country. It was removed in an utterly reckless fashion - as this shows with no understanding of the impact. https://t.co/zO1mbuSeWz
— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) August 15, 2021

Of course he has https://t.co/YdPxBs9CUU
— Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) August 15, 2021

Another Saigon moment in Kabul 👇 https://t.co/ro62nK2wPI
— Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) August 15, 2021

For me the most shocking thing in the end is how the US seized the airport with its limited means and just ran, ran… Even people with booked flights got fucked (first time I write this word on twitter). Ambassador even left thousands of Americans behind https://t.co/uIysAolncY
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

Must read: “Biden administration failed to heed the warnings on Afghanistan, failed to act with urgency—and its failure has left tens of thousands of Afghans to a terrible fate. This betrayal will live in infamy. The burden of shame falls on Joe Biden” https://t.co/B8oqIfR1rG
— Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) August 15, 2021

The only logical explanation for an Administration this bad is that they are doing all of this on purpose.
— Eric Matheny 🎙 (@EricMMatheny) August 15, 2021

Credible report that the US is offering vast sums of cash to the Taliban in order to allow evacuations to proceed. Hope US media is on top of this story
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

I think the White House could liable to prosecution under AML/CFT. Not even joking
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

#BREAKING: #Taliban officials tell me, their forces entered into the @ARG_AFG presidential palace. And added: there will be no transitional government in #Afghanistan, the Taliban expects a complete handover of power.
— FazelminallahQazizai (@FazelQazizai) August 15, 2021

Surreal… pic.twitter.com/kiQ7PCSBFI
— Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) August 15, 2021

A lot of attention has been given (rightly) to the #Taliban's capture of heavy weaponry across #Afghanistan.

But amid each victory, they've gained enormous quantities of small-arms. From one base alone in #Herat, look at this -- literally 100s of M16s, M249s & M4s. pic.twitter.com/EA6nlv87eb
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 13, 2021

After capturing several helicopters in #Kandahar, a #Taliban trained pilot reportedly flew an Mi-17 chopper earlier today, right around the city. pic.twitter.com/NdzmeKHwpw
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 14, 2021

Having surrendered & apparently flipped to the #Taliban, notorious #Afghan warlord Ismail Khan (on right) is now reportedly en route to #Kabul from #Herat, to deliver a #Taliban message (i.e. ultimatum) to Ashraf Ghani.

Extraordinary about-turns. pic.twitter.com/Cvcyaqa4Pk
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 13, 2021

As #Afghanistan's cities begin to fall & entire ANDSF units/bases surrender, the #Taliban's capture of heavy weaponry is spiraling, making #ISIS' 2014 loot look like childs-play -- since June:

11 tanks
33 AFVs
2 helicopters
1,723 Humvees, MRAPs, ATVs & trucks

per @oryxspioenkop
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 11, 2021

This is excellent reporting, and utterly damning on the ill-thought out & calamitously premature/hurried disengagement from #Afghanistan: https://t.co/4arxG1T6Dc
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 11, 2021

Alarming -- the #Taliban's capture of #Kunduz Airport has brought an enormous haul of heavy weaponry -- including a T-62 tank, 4+ MaxxPro MRAPs (~$2.1 million worth), multiple heavy artillery pieces + dozens of armored Humvees & U.S.-provided pick-ups. pic.twitter.com/hQdWL73irU
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 12, 2021

Ask yourself why the Biden admin left Helicopters, Jets, Humvees, Drones, weapons, etc in perfect condition
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) August 14, 2021

Did you see this from yesterday?
Our 🇺🇸taxpayer dollars at work
"Extraordinary scenes of #Afghanistan’s military fleeing to #Iran with advanced equipment, likely supplied by the U.S.
Iran’s defense industries will want to get their hands on that equipment"pic.twitter.com/b2STFilOUp
— Linda Marie Lovison (@lilo623) August 15, 2021

JUST IN - Taliban militants announce from the presidential palace in #Kabul that their leaders will come from Qatar as soon as it is safe for them. pic.twitter.com/Rcnd1oNfkg
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) August 15, 2021

US officials argue there was no intelligence failure. But they also acknowledge that nobody predicted Kabul would fall within days. A Taliban victory by Sept. 11th was the worst case scenario, @ckubeNBC and I are told
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) August 15, 2021

She tweeted this one hour ago. I had to check and recheck it wasn’t from July https://t.co/6jzffrLt9W
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists Afghan mission 'successful'
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

In a normal state we would now see resignations at the highest level. But in some obvious sense the US no longer a normal state
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

Every foreign policy expert who used to comment every hour on Trump and then lauded the “return of the adults” seems to have disappeared
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

Unconscionable. The US military had an airbase in Bagram. Total disregard for human lives when not your own https://t.co/8ojsN5X9Sy
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 15, 2021

With news that #Jalalabad is likely to officially turn over to the #Taliban by morning, it looks like the #Afghan government only has 5/34 provincial capitals left, including #Kabul.

The #Taliban conquered 29/34 cities in a week -- just devastating.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 14, 2021

2021: pic.twitter.com/lOEilMpk7q
— Gabe Hoffman (@GabeHoff) August 14, 2021

How the f**k does the Taliban have a Twitter presence and not President Trump? This is a joke in clear daylight.
— Adel (@AdelBelieve) August 16, 2021

The Taliban are going door to door making it known all girls over the age of 15 will be assigned a husband. (7/) https://t.co/Q5Y84AoXI7
— Judah Waxelbaum (@JudahWaxelbaum) August 15, 2021

U.S. personal are scattered and allies on the ground have been told to hide with no clear direction on anyone coming to save them (2/) https://t.co/WMCIZpALd6
— Judah Waxelbaum (@JudahWaxelbaum) August 15, 2021

I'm hopelessly stuck in Kabul with my wife and child.

Like myself, hundreds of other journalists are also stuck here.

I have an 11—months old daughter.

Please pray for her safety.
— Mustafa 47 (@CombatJourno) August 15, 2021

I’m stuck in Kabul with my family.

Like myself, hundreds of US Citizens are also stuck here.

I have a 9 year old daughter.

Please pray for my family’s safety
Thank you for retweets and follow backs#BidenMustResign
— Ali Sharifi (@AliSH2637) August 15, 2021

Documents obtained from a source show DoD planning to potentially relocate up to 30,000 Afghan SIV applicants into the United States in the immediate future.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 16, 2021

UPDATE 8/16/21 at 7:31pm: Added info below.