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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI Keep Hearing That Tens Of Thousands Of Afghans Didn't Get Out Of The Country.....
and want to flee.
The question I have - are these Afghans that worked and aided the U.S. during our time in the country - Or - are these just Afghans that don't want to remain in their country under Taliban rule?
A couple of observations:
How does anyone know the numbers of these people? It seems like that can be a made up number depending on the slant that the MSM wants to put on it. The higher the number - the worse it sounds for the Biden Administration. I've heard all kinds of estimates - from the low of 150 people to tens of thousands.
And I can imagine if I was an Afghan - I would fear for what is to come for me in this country under the Taliban rule - and I would want to flee the country as well. We can't possibly evacuate all of Afghanistan.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Hes still going to get more folks out.
PortTack
(32,606 posts)Very few hold papers that would allow them to leave. Very few Americans are left, and they will be allowed safe passage
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-to-americans-leaving-afghanistan-after-withdrawal/
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)They dont want to leave them behind, but I not sure how this can happen within existing immigration laws.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)what happened to the "Muslim ban" they were all for in 2016?
Bev54
(9,963 posts)but most of them are not vetted or worked in aid of the US. Most of these reporters are pulling numbers out of their asses.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)the 'thousands' estimates are of Afghan citizens. Supposedly, we would know how many Afghanis 'worked' for us while we were there and estimates could be based on those numbers.
Mostly, I think people are using 'internet statistics,' of which 75% are made up as the poster types.
samnsara
(17,571 posts)..and youre right.. we cant get out everyone. where would we put them? with the biggoted yahoos in this country now, they wouldnt be safe.
At least we didnt leave behind the body of the last soldier killed..or the war dogs that saved so many lives in the field...or drop bombs that killed hundreds of thousands. So in a way we are learning to be more humane when we wage war. Baby steps.
global1
(25,169 posts)275,000. It keeps going up. They are really making these numbers up to cause harm to Biden's poll numbers.