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applegrove

(118,427 posts)
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 01:40 AM Jul 2021

Breaking News: Fox News reports news!!!

U.S. military vacates main air base in Afghanistan, underscoring withdrawal expected within days

Bagram air base has long been a symbol of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. (Rahmat Gul/AP)

By Dan Lamothe, Washington Post email

July 2, 2021 at 1:11 a.m. EDT

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The U.S. military has vacated its most significant airfield in Afghanistan, three defense officials said, underscoring that the Pentagon expects to complete its withdrawal from the country after 20 years of war within days.

The departure from Bagram air base, about 45 miles north of Kabul, ends the U.S. military presence at Afghanistan’s most significant airfield. It has long been used to launch strike aircraft against the Taliban and other militant groups, and was once the headquarters for U.S. Special Operations troops in the war.

News of the departure from the airfield was first reported by Fox News.

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Seriously i want to weep for the people there.

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TexasTowelie

(111,829 posts)
4. I have no doubt that Fox News will play up the situation to make Biden appear to be some type of
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 01:47 AM
Jul 2021

beatnik socialist pacifist.

applegrove

(118,427 posts)
5. Yup. I would not even know where to get the original Fox News Report.
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 01:50 AM
Jul 2021

Are they online? Do they publish stories in writing?

TexasTowelie

(111,829 posts)
6. Count your blessings.
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 01:55 AM
Jul 2021

I would provide the link, but there is no way that I will contribute to spreading the Fox News lies.

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