The #US reportedly used a secret #CIA compound to rescue Americans, along with members of elite #Afghan special forces, amid the chaos in and around the #KabulAirport.https://t.co/fxVwq9OY0g
— Alghadeer English (@alghadeertv_eng) September 2, 2021
The US reportedly used a secret CIA compound to rescue Americans, along with members of elite Afghan special forces, amid the chaos in and around the Kabul airport.
The compound, known as the Eagle Base and located less than three miles north of the Hamid
Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai
...Former president of Aghanistan, part of the problem not part of the solution...
International Airport in Kabul, was used to covertly get hundreds of US nationals and at least 1,000 Afghan commandos and their families out of the country, Politico reported, citing flight documents and three highly placed sources.
The evacuees were instructed to head out to the base in order to avoid security risks and the general chaos outside the airport, which was flooded by locals after the Afghan capital was seized by the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...on August 15. The diplomats communicated directly with US nationals, including when the embassy was urging Americans to stay away from the airport in the light of growing terrorist threats.
Some people were flown from the base by helicopters to the Kabul airport and later airlifted to Germany, Politico said. A CIA spokesperson declined to comment on the operation of the website.
Overall, more than 124,000 people were flown out of Kabul during the last two weeks of August, according to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Army General Mark Milley.