# šŸ‡¦šŸ‡« Taliban retake Afghanistan **URL:** \ **Category:** Reasonably serious discussion\ **Created:** [16 August 2021 11:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232 "2021-08-16T11:32:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 08:22 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/41 "2021-08-19T08:22:16Z")
Thread > > > Lewis Goodall @lewis\_goodall ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 08:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/42 "2021-08-19T08:32:45Z")
has twitter changed their access rules - it now asks you to log in to view threads? ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 08:56 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/43 "2021-08-19T08:56:38Z")
Dunno. Iā€™m always logged in ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 17:23 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/44 "2021-08-19T17:23:22Z")
> What could possibly go wrongā€¦ What choice do they haveā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 17:26 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/45 "2021-08-19T17:26:29Z")
> [@Polski\_Filip](#): > > exfiltrating ? read too many Andy McNab novels? ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 17:28 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/46 "2021-08-19T17:28:50Z")
A good rule for life is ā€œdonā€™t listen to Louise Menschā€ I imagine itā€™s the only coping strategy Peter Mensch has. [![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/f/cfbfeeb546bc99fbda41ba7bf58ec9350e17ca75.jpeg "Louise Mensch on Occupy London - LSX (HIGNFY)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3252FSW7OC4) ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 20:07 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/47 "2021-08-19T20:07:58Z")
I keep seeing the fall of Israel in World War Z when I see stories like this. No doubt many heroic tales to be told of normal people put in an impossible position > **["Make Your Own Decision" - One of The Last Civilian Departures Out of Kabul](https://samchui.com/2021/08/18/make-your-own-decision-one-of-the-last-civilian-departures-out-of-kabul/#.YRzLs9Mzblx)** > > A real story from PIA Captain Maqsood Birjani, detailing his flight as one of the last civilian aircraft that departed out of Kabul. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 20:57 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/48 "2021-08-19T20:57:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [19 August 2021 20:59 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/49 "2021-08-19T20:59:46Z")
FB post from my mate that served at Khandahar Received a message from the CEO of the military contractor that I worked for in Afghnaistan (and still do part time from home) - And the few friends that were still working in Kandahar and a few of the outer bases that were still open; - I am so happy to report, that all Americans and third country nationals were all evacuated safely. But Kandahar is a long way from Kabul ![šŸ˜¢](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/7/f7bdead68ce16e7c8cdf7ed988bf1735eaa7932c.png) THANK GOD!! ![šŸ™](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/b/bb4507fb6d31372aaa3b9d7bd924764f18dd82d5.png) So, the Yanks got everyone out when they abandoned Khandahar? What about the local staff? ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 08:00 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/50 "2021-08-20T08:00:30Z")
Biden is getting a load of shit from the US media including CNN Itā€™s almost like someone said to him ā€œTrump was the worst President that we have had in our historyā€ and Biden saying ā€œHold my beerā€¦ā€ ---
**Author:** ![WorzelScummage](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/worzelscummage/32/73175_2.png) [@WorzelScummage](https://www.sotonians.com/u/WorzelScummage)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 08:01 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/51 "2021-08-20T08:01:45Z")
Itā€™s a massive fuck up from him, and this soon into his Premiership - he may never recover from this. ---
**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 08:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/52 "2021-08-20T08:30:54Z")
Its a way of getting him to resign and the Vce Lessie to take over. ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 08:40 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/53 "2021-08-20T08:40:15Z")
Itā€™s a massive fuck up from everyone after 2001. There was never any justification for going in. The Taliban of the day shat themselves and offered to hand Bin Laden over. Biden was carrying out and implementation of a Trump plan based on an Obama initiative. If anything, I admire him for having the balls to do it. The long term consequences could be beneficial to the world as US citizens agree with him and are much less keen on being the worldā€™s policeman. ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 09:01 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/54 "2021-08-20T09:01:35Z")
The man has form for being a conflict dodger Got 5 separate deferments for Vietnam by taking multiple degrees Then when he ran out of courses, finagled a medical exemption Managed the disastrous first withdrawal from Iraq as VP, and as a result Obama had to go back in to restabilize the region Apparently shouted at Obama, ā€œyou are not sending my son back thereā€ when Obama committed troops again Now with have this chaotic withdrawal - get out at any cost and fuck the Afghans who fell from the plane because ā€œthat happened for or five days agoā€ I think the bloke has a yellow streak running through him ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 09:44 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/55 "2021-08-20T09:44:55Z")
What a shame people in 2001 werenā€™t as spineless and didnā€™t take the Talibanā€™s offer. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 21:34 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/56 "2021-08-20T21:34:35Z")
Probably the wrong thread Watch Kesari on Prime Improbable tale of 21 Sikhs fighting against 10,000 Afghans ---
**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\ **Post date:** [20 August 2021 22:03 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/57 "2021-08-20T22:03:12Z")
Elton John is set to release a new song tribute to the Afghans who fell from the airplanes leaving Kabul. ā€˜Sandal in the Windā€™ will be out September 1st. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [21 August 2021 10:13 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/58 "2021-08-21T10:13:39Z")
šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [21 August 2021 10:25 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/59 "2021-08-21T10:25:00Z")
There is no chance that I am fucking queuing - the useless twats can just refund my ticket if it doesnā€™t turn up in the post today ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [21 August 2021 10:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232/60 "2021-08-21T10:32:35Z")
> **[Afghanistan: Clock is ticking for thousands queuing to escape as Taliban beat...](https://news.sky.com/story/afghanistan-clock-is-ticking-for-thousands-queuing-to-escape-as-taliban-beat-afghans-with-canes-12386164)** > > Beyond the containers and beyond a line of paratroopers standing behind riot shields, it is quite simply horrendous. Thousands crushed as far as the eye can see. At the front, Taliban militants beat Afghans with canes. There is nothing the paras can... Bit harsh comparing SMS with Kabul Airport @ [Previous page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232.md?page=2) [Next page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/taliban-retake-afghanistan/6232.md?page=4)