A spokesperson for the Taliban in Afghanistan has warned Joe Biden and U.S. military officials not to extend the August 31st withdrawal deadline in an interview with Sky News.
According to the statement from Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen:
“It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on Aug. 31 they would withdraw all their military forces. So if they extend it, that means they are extending occupation while there is no need for that. If the US or UK were to seek additional time to continue evacuations — the answer is no. Or there would be consequences,” Shaheen said, adding that extending the deadline would “create mistrust between us.” Prolonging the “occupation will provoke a reaction.”
Earlier today Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby oddly refused to give an estimate on the number of American citizens still in Afghanistan. Keep in mind there are scattered Americans all over the country, not just assembled in the area around the capitol city of Kabul. WATCH this intentional effort at purposeful ambiguity:
A very worrisome picture of the Biden approach to this August 31st deadline issue is emerging.
As long as the Biden administration refuses to put a number on the Americans that need to be rescued; and considering the Taliban have affirmed a deadline date of August 31st with those Biden officials; it becomes possible for the Biden administration to pick an arbitrary number of rescued Americans at the deadline date and then say “mission accomplished.”
It is silly for the administration to continue claiming they have no idea how many Americans are stuck in Afghanistan or in/around the Kabul airport. They have multiple ways to identify our citizens including those who have reached out to the U.S. Embassy.
Additionally, with the technology available to the military in the region, even identifying the location of the Americans reaching out for help is a simple process of geolocation of their cell phone data. Go to point “A” at 15:30 and a U.S. retrieval unit will pick you up. This is not a complex situation. We have the processes in place to do exactly what is being discussed. This is not a new challenge being witnessed for the first time.
All of this claimed complexity is transparently false and seemingly designed to obfuscate common sense with a purpose.
The response from Kamala Harris to this exact issue today shows the administration is singularly focused on the political consequences to the Afghanistan crisis.
During a press conference in Singapore with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Kamala Harris was challenged on the U.S. response. Watch how unprepared Harris is to talk about this issue. Deflect, distract, deflect.
Who would have ever believed that the Taliban would be dictating orders and terms to the American Military.
This can only happen under a weak, woke, socialist President.
And we know what everything that’s woke goes to……..just ask PDJT.
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Trump liked to brag how he pretty much shut down ISIS, and on one level he did, however these people never go away. They have been at it for centuries. Chaudry over in England is back on the front page calling for brutality, it had been really nice not seeing his ugly mug.
When is Xiden going to be removed? It is really distressing watching our country be destroyed in real time. Now they want to send Border Patrol over to Afghanistan to help. It is absolutely insane.
Psaki says “no Americans are stranded” in Afghanistan
Biden’s Installed WH is in touch with the Americans by phone or text.
Really. How many Americans?
No Americans are stranded? It appears Americans in Afghanistan are held hostage by the Biden Administration and will soon be gifted to the Taliban.
What this nonsense emphasis on ‘Americans that WANT TO come home’?
If Americans are there after August 31st, guess they didn’t ‘want to’ come home? ?
exactly! if they WANT to come home . . . good grief
The question to Harris was: ‘What went wrong with the withdrawal?’
The reporter should have stopped there instead of asking a secong question directed to
the Prime Minister, producing a large gap in between.
That allowed her to avoid the question completely and spin off
with prepared blah, blah, blah.
Disgraceful.
Welcome back, Jen!
She looks refreshed and ready too spin, spin, spin her little Ginger Noggin off…
Yeah, and as vile and ugly as ever.
Psaki’s might be embarrassed when they start lining up heads to help her count…
One would think that if, God forbid, Americans are left to die, their families would be more than just vocal. That’s when we learn the true numbers. If my family member was left to die, I would be screaming at the top of my lungs for the world to see and hear. No death threats would shut me up because life would be meaningless. May God place his protective hands on our brothers and sisters who are trapped.
Baghdad Barbie.
Like Bob , just not as classy
When ass-backwards IS the plan.
Thats the Dem party, weak, woke & socialist (communist)
“This can only happen under a weak, woke, socialist President”
(Kam’la) … how embarassing!!!??? Followed by a lecture by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong!
When will they admit this is a HOSTAGE CRISIS?
Exactly! There will be hostages that’s guaranteed! Some Americans will never be seen again and no one will know what happened to them except that they were last seen in Afghanistan! It could be years before it’s determined what happened or who is holding them and what they want! God help them!
Kamala is totally clueless. She is in way over her head.
“Head”?
Well that’s one of her stellar talents that helped her attain the office of VP, & election fraud didn’t hurt either.
Willie Brown’s chew toy.
I thought it was the other way around
No she is being told what to say. It’s all coordinated.
These people operate using narratives that are shared between them and the fake news.
Right
So are her heels!
A more true statement has never been made. If you think we are in trouble now…. just pray that the Democratic Socialists do not remove the cognitively dimmed Joe Biden. Camela is truly dumber than a box of rocks.
Feels like Iran and Carter again. Same dismissive attitude. Same reasons.
Hanbun: Also reminscent of Iran’s “capture” and detention of the crew of a U.S. patrol craft during the Ozero Mis-Administration.
Brezinski = Sullivan?
Vance = Blinken?
when you see stupes like Brzezinski who was never put down for mistakes and then was able to go on with his life, marriage, children, children having children – even one, Mika, gifted with “media opportunities” – even having her own show and now the one shared with her husband – so they can go on and on and on
Cyrus Vance . . . no accountability either for failures and he and his have a “legacy” lifestyle
meanwhile, fast forward to NOW and the Americans stranded in Afghanistan are in that situation because of the present day mistake makers who so far seem to not be concerned about accountability . . .
and now according to the Press Secretary, it is irresponsible to talk about Americans being stranded!
Good Lord . . .
please, wake up, America . . .
and keep asking about Americans stranded in Afghanistan!
The fog of disinformation is the favorite tactic, just talk, make claims, express good intentions but most importantly don’t have data or facts. Like with the covid, open borders.
Remember that obutthead used to get all his information from the TV. So joebama already knows that all he has to say is that he doesn’t have that information.
God help us! She is not a serious person. Her communication style is juvenile…all the looking down at the podium and looking up… what a joke.
What are the defining as American?
Actual citizens or the thousands of not to be vetted but soon to be Americans?
They know the numbers or real close to actual numbers of American citizens.
Military and Military contractors are on orders. Families if there are also on those orders. This goes for any government personnel.
I don’t know how the Afghan customs works but US Embassies every where can figure it out or get real close.
No numbers means endless “friends” coming here and not say a nearby country like Pakistan. That would be ideal but these people need to centralize more people in what’s left of America.
They have to bring them…Their teleology (monetizing any human condition) says they must as does their economic model.
I’ll betcha the IRS knows ALL US Citizens in Afghanistan.
They make sure they file their taxes!
Flash back…15+ years ago, they could identify what cow had mad cow disease. They could identify its parents. They could trace this Mad Cow back to its ranch, to its stall in the barn.
They expect us to believe that they “don’t know” how many Americans were stuck there? Or that overnight 10k Americans are out of there?
Asking for a friend.
Evidently, the Xiden Administration WANTS an American hostage (or even mass execution) situation.
I simply cannot fathom the depths of evil and depravity that would motivate our government to pursue such a thing, but it is quite obvious this is precisely what they want.
God help us.
Yes, we will no other choice but to send pallets of money fresh off our continuously running press that Biden crank up when they took over.
Update your knowledge. Those pallets of cash were also in foreign currency. Even the terrorists know our money is becoming worthless.
Barack Hussein Obama. Mmmm. Mmmmm. Mmmmm
I’m not going to say I subscribe to this point of view but I will say it’s fun to imagine (if such a thing is possible). Imagine you just cheated your way into control of the greatest and most powerful country in the history of the planet. Imagine that despite the unanimous chorus of politicians, others in government and the media that there was no cheating and this administration is legitimate, the public in growing numbers, approaching unanimous agreement that this administration is indeed illegitimate. Imagine that no matter how hard they push back, the people are insisting on PROOF of election integrity is happening. Imagine knowing that they are about to get caught. Imagine they realize the pressure is on and they have an objective and an agenda to achieve before it is too late.
Now do you see why this might be happening at an outrageously fast pace?
Your theory has merit.
However, the administration would have to be genuinely convinced the audits will, A. produce sufficient evidence of fraud, and, B. that news of this evidence will break thru the firewall of censorship and propaganda that Big Tech and the Enemedia have militantly maintained.
The AZ audit results are due out any time (but MAY be delayed pending a more auspicious news cycle). But how knows about GA, PA, MI and WI.
Consider that the audits of the states are being pushed at a very local level. Consider that once it’s revealed, the same local public will push to recall the electoral votes. That can’t be not reported. And by that time, there’s a good chance the media will have given up betraying themselves. And even if not, it will not be enough to stop the country and the world from knowing what’s going on.
As this continues, it simply destroys the media in the still mostly free market. The word is getting out there. And if nothing else, the opposition knows more than the public and will waste no time or effort distracting and spinning the news that is coming.
Their struggle just makes it more obvious to those watching.
But over all, things are getting so bad, pretty much everyone is going to welcome and beg for the removal of Biden and Harris. Many already are.
Yes, that occurred to me too.
Unprepared is an understatement. My goodness if Biden is kicked to the curb, this babbler is no better. In fact worse.
That was cringe worthy. What a pickle for Dems. Who replaces Biden?
DD
Those in a pickle are us.
The amount of damage they are doing to our country is almost inconceivable.
Why does Washington pat itself on the back time after time and pretend that they excel at matters that they repeatedly demonstrate they are incapable of?
City of imbeciles passing themselves off as leaders.
I believe the correct term is kakistocracy.
kak·i·sto·cra·cy
noun
Well, you will notice that they repeat they will evacuate all Americans citizens who want to leave. So the thousands who are abandoned will simply be deemed American citizens who did not want to leave.
I’m sure that’s true.
Everyone aspires to be held hostage, tortured, and murdered. /s
So horrible.
I have noticed that the do always say they will evacuate all Americans who WANT to leave. They’ve been framing it that way since the beginning of this fiasco.
Or will simply be deemed not to be American.
To any Americans living in unstable countries: You’d best get your butt home because this administration sees you as nothing more than fuel for their political bonfire!! (Of course, so are we, but at least we can band together and fight back . . . if we just will.)
Unstable like the U.S.?
we are an arrogant lot, aren’t we? Our boat is full of so many holes that they are hard to count and yet we cast aspersions at other boats riding higher in the water.
So tell me, JD and Clyde, would you rather be in Afghanistan right now or in the U.S.?
No one is claiming America is perfect, but right now, it’s better to be here than there. However, if we don’t band together and put a stop to this nonsense, that won’t be true for much longer.
Without control of our borders in addition to flying in unknown military aged males along with captured U.S. weapons we just may become Afganistan.
What say you then?
Was thinking a little earlier…
If you had to choose one of the following to run the country right now… which would it be?
1.) JoeBama Fauxministration
2.) Military Junta of our nation’s Best and Brightest
It’s a toss-up, isn’t it?
Given that kind of choice, I would choose arsenic, thank you.
Option #1 or Option #2, please!
:^p
Your comment reminds me of a funny quote by the late William F. Buckley. He said he would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire Harvard faculty.
Hey, might as well laugh. Beats crying….
3.) None of the above
Here it comes: Biden administration asks the Cartels to help get those people stranded in Afghanistan back into the US.
Our Special Ops are there, but not with Biden’s approval.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-special-operations-forces-race-save-afghan-comrades/story?id=79583150
“Current and former U.S. military special operations and intelligence community operatives are using their own networks of contacts to get elite Afghan soldiers, intelligence assets and interpreters to safety”
FORMER!!!
What a freaking sh*t show.
They can’t save everybody… just isn’t enough time. There will be tens of thousands “left behind”, and who the hell knows how many of those will be actual U.S. citizens.
JoeBamaKamalaDingDong is going to have the blood of THOUSANDS on their hands… and those atrocities are going to be running 24/7 over the Internet.
How about saving American citizens while they are at it
Asking for a friend
These are the same people that took the oath to protect America’s from foreign and domestic enemies, why are they not going after the Swamp people?
Again, this is the same vibe as the Russia hoax. The swamp crooks could care less and double down. They could care less about Afghanistan and talk as if nothing will happen to anyone.
So far, Senile said he is not planing on firing anybody and that everything went well and he is very pleased with the outcome.
There you have it.
It’s that simple, it is what it is and they like it.
Fortunately for us we have the Greatest Military on the Planet. I am sure they will do every bit as good a job of getting all those, however many there are, hostages fearing for their very lives out as they have done securing our southern border from invasion.
And when the hostages come home, they will be so happy that instead of a big parade, they will all get one Pfizer injection, one Moderna injection, two dozen face diapers and a several pre filled out mail in ballots for the next two elections.
To paraphrase QueMala, we have a singular focus and responsibility to our high priorities while the occupant has expressed great emotion, sadness even, at the priorities we face right now as a result.
Truly some did vote for these clowns last November – all of you should be ashamed!
“QueMala!!!”
That’s pure gold!!!
Well done!!!
Thanks, I actually read it earlier this summer when President Trump visited the wall ahead of QueMala. Some Hispanic protesters held signs with QueMala as their name for her.
We may have to surrender to North Korea, they have nukes. Kim would love to conquer America. I’m sure the CCP will furnish him with the necessary bio weapons if necessary.
What Kim took over and turned the country over to his friend, PDJT?
Just like that – all it took was a stolen election and we’re no longer a superpower.
I’m sick to my stomach.
This is beyond bad, this is pathetic I can’t believe this is really happening.
As an American I’m personally embarrassed of my country.
It’s like have a sodomite child in the family.
I’m very sorry that this had to happen but considering the nature of those in charge this was inevitable.
What has the left extremist ever done that was good and productive.
Maybe now our ever loving liberals will be able see how incapable Biden and his cohorts are, but then again they’re all blind.
Now these bastards want to send Border Patrol agents to Afghanistan. They are clearly trying to further demoralize them and/or get more of them to quit.
They must be trying to get them to quit.
Taliban issues “a Red Line” unlike the OBiden’s historic failures of issuing “Lines in the Sand”.
I am hoping and praying for a military coup. One that starts with low rank patriots. Those as fed up as we are.
If there is a military coup it will be like one the Founding Fathers warned us about.
What a disgrace.
She is as high as a kite.
And she needs a new stylist to teach her how to dress and present herself.
FLOTUS Melania was the most beautiful and classiest First Lady ever.
None of these mutts can come near her in that regard.
I’d be extremely interested to know if any of these thousands of “citizens” are actually American contractors….
These people are actually Afghani’s with a worthless piece of paper called an American Passport. Devalued down to nothing as seemingly every third worlder holds one now.
If these ‘citizens’ are refugees….why are they still in Kabul? Why didn’t they leave long ago? Are they vacationing visiting family or still working in Kabul? But how can that be if the country is so dangerous they were awarded passports on “refugee” status in the first place?
Evidently everyone and their brother in Afghanistan was an interpreter for the military.
Afghani’s far outpace every other refugee group (including west africans which is mind boggling) in rapes throughout western Europe. it’s not even close.
we don’t need any of them here
Tell me, Kamala, if your administration is ‘solely focused’ on getting the American citizens (and all Afghan refugees) out of Afghan and anything other consideration is just a distraction, then why are you in Singapore?
Just focused on getting the refugees out.
Yeah, I get the feeling you’re correct on that!
Not all of them–she specified “those who deserve to get out”.
probably for the best though….when CamelToe engages her brain she gets a headache…she is only used to solving problems through answers from Venus
I hope someone can help me understand why the State Department doesn’t know how many Americans are in Afghanistan. Aren’t they traveling on passports? Aren’t those scanned upon entering the country? Please advise if you know. I’m at a loss. Thank you.
There’s also the matter of entry visas which are processed upon entry…it’s not like the place is a tourist destination overrun by Americans sneaking in. They know.
https://af.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/information-afghan-visas-american-citizens/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YLTZn6gz9g
@bennyjohnson
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18h
– A Taliban flag flying over the US Embassy
– 15K American prisoners in a terror state
– Civilians flying off American planes to their death
– Terrorist regime armed with $billions in US weapons
– Mass murder in the street
– Al Qaeda/ISIS emboldened
Biden says this WAS THE PLAN!
Un-freaking-believeable! At this point, Russia is looking like a haven of freedom and liberty.
I simply cannot believe the Demoncraps (and their Rino buddies) could destroy our country in such a short amount of time.
In a battle of wits, this administration is completely unarmed against the taliban. Third world cave dwellers, have this administration stymied.
It’s pretty simple, they’re willing to kill and die for their ideology, today. Nothing complex. The rest is posturing, apparently successfully.
I used that same answer on my taxes one year. On the amount earned I entered several thousand and amount owed I entered several dollars and sent them a check for several dollars. Then I was audited and charged a $10,000 penalty. I found that trying to negotiate with the IRS is similar to negotiating with the Tollie Bon. Maybe the ITS should be the ones dealing with the Tollie Bon.
Send in a division of Marines to ‘negotiate’. I’m sure they will find some common ground. I hear they get a bit nervous when Marines are in the area and underwear is in short supply.
A couple more points to ponder:
–No, US Embassies do NOT have full insight into how many unofficial (non-government employees) Americans are in any given country at any given time. That includes contractors, sub-contractors, and others. That is a feature, not a bug. The whole reason that our occupations are staffed and operated by contractors is BECAUSE the USG is not obligated to, and does not, expend resources to protect, track, monitor, or otherwise supervise the non-USG personnel. That relationship is much, much cheaper than sending official employees to do those jobs.
–Official Americans, USG employees are apparently ALL out of the country, or all accounted for. Those are the only people that US Embassies and the DOD actually care about. Everybody else–whether US civilians, host country nationals, or 3rd country nationals–is just collateral damage to the USG. There is, in every US Embassy, a paper exercise to “register” American citizens in the country, but it is just that–a paper exercise, with no requirements or follow-through. Contractors can come and go, as they please, and are able to, in a foreign country. The only insight USG authories, military or DOS security, would have is when the contractors need to gain access to official USG facilities. Then, all they do is issue passes. Generally speaking, the USG has no obligation to protect those contractors. They might, but generally speaking, that’s the whole point of hiring contractors–less expense.
–All the “ideas” for setting up pick-up points, gathering spots, etc, are very likely being used. Again, it is worthwhile to be careful about demonizing the deep state and its clueless Executive too much. It’s very likely this little stick to poke them with could turn around and poke you in the eye. It’s likely that they will be able to get essentially every American out who wants to get out. And thousands and thousands of Afghans too. All the bluster about “Saigon” will collapse then, and they’ll be hailed as master tacticians. And it will all be used as justification for continued war-forever in the Middle East, instead of, as Trump demanded, an end to forever wars.
Excellent analysis. I was wondering about the US responsibility to these contractors because I think that is who the majority of Americans are left behind. But the US DOS woos these contractors to come to these Countries promising lucrative deals. Seems they are now going to be made as pawns in some type of middle east deal. I don’t think they’re going to be rescued. This little drama has not played out entirely yet, no, if they were to be cared about and rescued I think it would have happened. We wait and see how the globalists and deep state move their chess pieces across their fateful global board.
Having been on both sides of the “DOS/DOD official” and “contractor” in war zones (and non-war zones), I can assure you that non-official Americans are of little to no interest to the officials of the “country team” in an American Embassy in a foreign country.
The “lucrative deals” are NOT offered by the DOS–the recruiting is done by the contractors–the middlemen, who are making out like bandits. The DOS/USG washes its hands of the whole dirty process. They get their services, with no obligations to protect the people.
Many, many, many examples, recent and not-so-recent of contractors being left behind, or not considered in crisis situations.
Eugene Hasenfuss is a great case study.
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Eugene_Hasenfus
That said, as I continue to warn, it is quite likely that ALL Americans who want to leave will get out of Afghanistan. The deal has clearly already been made. The Taliban have no incentive to seize groups of Americans as hostages. They may retaliate against individuals, against whom they may have a grudge. But it is very unlikely there will be mass hostage taking.
All the big noise about “Saigon” and “Hostages in Iran,” and “Benghazi” are totally off the mark. The current situation in Afghanistan is in no way comparable to any of those three. Nor is it Dunkirk. All of those involved OFFICIAL USG/UK employees/soldiers/diplomats. ALL USG employees/soldiers/diplomats/intel are already out of Afghanistan.
Neocons (in the fake “conservative” media) are making a huge brouhaha about the American civilians not evacuated with the official Americans. They don’t care what happens to the civilians, they just want a drum to pound for more war! war! war! And the PC-Progs in the Deep State and Biden admin keep the controversy cooking so that they can later release first-person accounts of their heroism in rescuing all the civilians, using these stories to militate for more interventions to build girls schools and fly the rainbow flag.
It’s a very sticky PR situation, and Normals are being played.
President Trump was right, during his 2016 campaign: There’s no reason for America to be involved in these regional and civil wars. Let them hash it out among themselves.
Oh that is rich! Shaheen saying something with the US would “create mistrust between us”….and the dumme dimmie in DC is probably buying it.
The DC bubble must believe the American public are truly idiots, no offense idiots.
“We believe that we have time between now and the 31st to get out any American who wants to get out,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters as evacuations from Afghanistan continue.
Well that was a quick block!
Content from AFP? That one’s going over my head.
its still there you just have to click through to YT
So is this their out when the body bags come rolling home, they put a sticker on it that says…………
He wanted to stay!
Well the Taliban darn sure know where al the hostages are located, even if the US Government does not.
This does set the stage for a miracle within the next 2 weeks, involving secret negotiations “facilitated” by China Inc. and Russia. All conducted with a final insult of the UN brokering the repatriation.
There is so much un-obligated money from all the Trillions passed by congress since 21 January 2021, that the ransom will be paid and we will never know it.
Just for reference: 10% of 1 Trillion Dollars = $100 Billion Dollars. Comrade Obama gifted Iran just $5 Billion for the Navy Seals he and Kerry gave them after the Nuke Deal.
And Camilla really said–out loud–that they are evacuating “those who deserve to be evacuated”.
Wow. That’s an interesting standard from several perspectives.
The response from Kamala Harris to this exact issue today shows the administration is singularly focused on the political consequences to the Afghanistan crisis.
American Thinker article today putting out that installed regime is worried about another Mogadishu, that’s why not sending troops out like Britain and France
If there are US body bags post 8/31 does anyone really believe the media will even report this?
The spin will be we got them out due to our magnificent plan.
@JimHansonDC
The Taliban letting @JoeBiden
know
That he only paid for a pause until 31 Aug
After that they return to the regularly scheduled slaughter of infidels & apostates
Salim decided he’s gonna pack for an extended stay…
Mmm… don’t think you’re gonna get through the security checkpoint with that, buddy…
that was $5B, not MILLION and 5 high ranking Taliban/al-Qaeda leaders for one deserter that Ozero did not let the military bring up for court martial
IF the 8/31 deadline IS extended, no doubt we caved and gave them mega-$millions, arms, etc .
Taliban in control and they are telling us what to do, when the USA military could wipe the entire country off the map.
How much sense does this make?
The Taliban is saying no, simply knowing additional time required to remove all Americans.
By saying NO, Biden, State Dept, Sec of STate will cave and buy them off….
This will be our foreign policy in Afghanistan. Being held hostage, blackmail and us giving them anything they dang well want and demand, with a pretty please and Mother May I; don’t hurt us.
We are screwed. China, NKorea, Russia ain’t the Taliban and they won’t be playing these stupid games.