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Canada doesn't appear to be doing so well in this rescue endeavour. It's bloody maddening.
For the first time in my lifetime, I am hearing Canadians not speaking so fondly of the Democrat Party. Many of them here probably influenced by our British masters across the pond.
Canadian citizens in Kabul say they are standing knee-deep in what they describe as "sewage water" outside the airport, waving clearance letters for evacuation flights and shouting for help, but say they're being ignored by Canadian military personnel.
Thousands of people are now congregating around, and in, the canal near the airport — many of them having come from a meeting place designated by Global Affairs Canada that they say they cannot get into. Men interviewed by CBC News who had been at the canal say it is filled with raw sewage.
Thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals are still desperately trying to flee the country amid the Taliban takeover and a looming Aug. 31 deadline when U.S. forces are set to withdraw.
However, Canada's deadline might be even shorter. On Wednesday, an anonymous source told CBC News that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are winding down their evacuations, meaning Canadians could have just 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul.
For the first time in my lifetime, I am hearing Canadians not speaking so fondly of the Democrat Party. Many of them here probably influenced by our British masters across the pond.
Canadian citizens in Kabul say they are standing knee-deep in what they describe as "sewage water" outside the airport, waving clearance letters for evacuation flights and shouting for help, but say they're being ignored by Canadian military personnel.
Thousands of people are now congregating around, and in, the canal near the airport — many of them having come from a meeting place designated by Global Affairs Canada that they say they cannot get into. Men interviewed by CBC News who had been at the canal say it is filled with raw sewage.
Thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals are still desperately trying to flee the country amid the Taliban takeover and a looming Aug. 31 deadline when U.S. forces are set to withdraw.
However, Canada's deadline might be even shorter. On Wednesday, an anonymous source told CBC News that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are winding down their evacuations, meaning Canadians could have just 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul.