| Scheiße. Warnung vor IS-Anschlag ging wohl vorher um... |  |
...und deshalb pausieren derzeit wohl auch die Evakuierungsflüge:
"An Afghan man who was on the edge of the crowd, near the Baron camp adjacent to the airport, said the explosion occurred in the middle of thousands of people. He said he saw many maimed, bloodied people being brought out and was told of many fatalities."
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"The blast came after several of America’s allies said they were halting evacuation flights from Afghanistan, leaving behind citizens and thousands of Afghans who had been cleared for entry."
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[i:“Everything is over,” said a 30-year-old teacher who tried to get to the airport. “They’re not letting anyone pass, not even those with foreign passports or visas.”
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"The halting of evacuation flights has come amid intelligence warnings of an imminent risk of terrorist attacks on Kabul airport by Islamic State. The U.K. late Wednesday warned its citizens to stay away from the airport because of the risk of an attack. The Foreign Office said in official advice for travelers that people shouldn’t go to the airport and, if already there, should leave."
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-allies-halt-evacuation-flights-with-thousands-still-stranded-in-afghanistan-11629976397?mod=djemalertNEWS]
Aktuell läuft wohl alles darauf hinaus, dass die Amerikaner und ihre Alliierten bis zum 31. August nicht mal alle ihre eigenen Staatsbürger evakuieren können. Was für ein Versagen, was für ein Alptraum.