I did say at the start of this that whilst the Saigon analogy may have been understandable, Tehran 1980 might have been more apt. Doesnt seem far off target. (View Post)

Well done Joe Biden, all the empathetic words then in the space of 20 words lands that ISIS-K are an enemy of the Taliban, lots of them got freed from those two big jails . By who Joe? Who let them o… (View Post)

Afghanistan With reports of multiple explosions tonight (some of which appear to be either sonic booms and controlled detonations, others unclear) it is sadly evidence that the US had very good intel… (View Post)

It appears that Taliban chokehold around KBL airport is increasing. More checkpoints around and on the approach roads to the airport and other exit points from the city. Meanwhile extractions from th… (View Post)

Sadly what was flagged as the likely scenario a few days ago is exactly what is going to happen in Afghanistan. The figleaf of the Taliban allowing unrestricted exit (still not agreed) after Western … (View Post)