Due to the irresponsible withdrawal of US troops, the Taliban are rapidly conquering the entire Afghanistan. You have been ordered to evacuate to the airport, but have not been protected by the Taliban, who have now embarked on the road between the embassy and your destination. You managed to overcome the attacks and hatred of the Taliban, but faced the crushed thugs at the airport. You almost lost your child in the scrum, some of your friends fell at the feet of desperate people, forcing them to return to the local hospital to recover from their injuries. That is if you arrive at the airport first.
This is the experience of those who live and work near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. They feel as if they were stabbed in the back by the U.S. government. After the Biden administration suddenly withdrew U.S. troops from there, the U.S. government allowed them to survive. Self-destruct. It seems overnight.
according to New York Post, The journey under the harassment of the Taliban is preferable to the airport conditions mentioned by the embassy staff. The whole experience gave them a sense of betrayal. “Cruel experience” without proper protection can cause terrible things to happen:
According to the diplomatic cable, the staff accused the U.S. of betrayal after being advised to go to the airport-but they suffered a “cruel experience” without protection. NBC News obtained.
They complained to the State Department of being attacked and spat Taliban fighters at the checkpoint NBC said that near the airport is also a target of criminals.
Others said they almost lost their children in the stampede to escape the cruel rule of the Taliban, while some were hospitalized after falling in the crowd. NBC said that others said they fell on the road due to heatstroke.
A staff member was quoted in the telegram as saying, “I would rather die under the bullet of the Taliban” than face the crowd again.
Another said: “It’s nice to die here, but with dignity and pride.”
These stories are from Saturday diplomatic cable, There are reports that seven people were crushed to death by thugs at the airport, including a child. The death toll also included one death and multiple injuries caused by the subsequent gun battle, as well as others who tried to catch the plane and fell to death during takeoff.
The US State Department insists that it has “special commitments” to embassy staff who “suffer suffering, pain, and loss because of their commitment to working with us to build a better future for all Afghans.”
According to my colleague’s report Holly McKay details, The local situation in Kabul is not only dangerous, but also confusing. As a man told her, you never know when or where the attack will come. The report of the local teachers braving the airport tells the story that they almost died while looking for a way to enter. Streiff also wrote An article exemplifies how bad the situation is, with people begging and crying to get them into the airport in the video, people sending babies to the crowd to be taken away, and random gunshots from time to time.
If dying from the Taliban is preferable to waiting at an airport dominated by chaos and despair, the situation is certainly worse than many people understand. More importantly, the sense of betrayal they must feel only adds to the feeling of low morale about the whole situation.
