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'Lost All the Goodwill of 20 Years': Afghan Forces React to Biden's Bagram Withdrawal
7 Jul 2021 ~~ By Spencer Brown
After nearly two decades of America's presence at Bagram Airfield, U.S. forces apparently turned off the lights and left under the cover of night, all without notifying the Afghan forces left behind. The Afghan commander "discovered the Americans’ departure more than two hours after they left," according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on conversations with members of Afghan security forces.
The Pentagon confirmed Friday that the last U.S. forces had left Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, Afghanistan, but days later we're getting a more complete picture of America's departure that marked a major milestone in President Biden's withdrawal plan.
In the immediate aftermath of American forces' departure, looters descended and "ransacked barrack after barrack and rummaged through giant storage tents" on the base that for years was the launching point for attacks on al-Qaida targets. Afghan forces were eventually able to clear the looters and re-secure the base after America's surprise withdrawal.
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As Americans celebrated Independence Day, more than 1,000 members of the Afghan military fled across the border with Tajikistan in their latest retreat from the Taliban, according to Tajik reports from the country's border authority.
One Afghan soldier at Bagram told the AP that "in one night, they lost all the goodwill of 20 years by leaving the way they did, in the night, without telling the Afghan soldiers who were outside patrolling the area."
Another told of how, "within 20 minutes of the U.S.’s silent departure on Friday, the electricity was shut down and the base was plunged into darkness... like a signal to the looters."
The Afghan commander who is now in charge of Bagram told the Associated Press that "we have to secure our country and once again build our country with our own hands" and asserted he's confident any future attacks would be repelled by Afghan forces.
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Questions in the U.S. continue to swirl regarding Afghanistan's future along with the security of the American embassy in Kabul and what will be done to protect Afghan translators who assisted American forces while they await visas. President Biden refused to answer questions about his administration's withdrawal plan last week, citing Independence Day as the reason he wouldn't address the subject.
Comment:
Hmm...., with the current flag officers and the ass clowns on the JCOS maybe the Afghanis are better off without us. Sorry folks. It's not about winning any longer. Thanks to all that sacrificed their time and efforts, lives and limbs in the middle east debacle. Some folks do appreciate your efforts.
Yet somehow our fearless leader Joey Xi touts that America is back and people can depend on the US again after the bad orange man was sent packing. At least people knew where we/they stood with Trump. Our military sneaking away in the night is disgraceful. But indicative of the methods of Bia Dung and the PM/DSA Democrat Left that handle him.
