The Embassy staff in Kabul are burning documents.

[irisblue]

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[irisblue]

1. Liz Sly of the WaPo tweet

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[roamer65]

2. Definitely shades of Saigon, 1975.

[Budi]

6. Ugh. Chills! My thoughts exactly.. "Evacuation-April 29, 1975"

Americans and Vietnamese run for a U.S. Marine helicopter in Saigon during the evacuation of the city, April 29, 1975. (AP Photo)

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Diplomat Wolfgang J. Lehmann and the Final Hour at the Embassy
One diplomat working to facilitate the evacuation was Wolfgang J. Lehmann, who served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Saigon. Lehmann was one of the last people to leave the embassy on April 30th.
“We could see the lights of the North Vietnamese convoys approaching the city…The chopper was packed with the rest of the staff and remaining civilian guards…and it was utterly silent except for the rotors of the engine. I don’t think I said a word on the way out and I don’t think anybody else did. The prevailing emotion was tremendous sadness.”

More...
Good Read...
https://diplomacy.state.gov/u-s-diplomacy-stories/fall-of-saigon-1975-american-diplomats-refugees/

[former9thward]

3. This is 2021.

Why would they have so many paper documents?

[Dream Girl]

7. I wondered that too. They may be just burning templates, stationary, folders, with the official US

Seal. They don’t want to leave anything behind that could be used for propaganda by the Taliban.

[Klaralven]

11. By now it should be all digital on encrypted hard drives so you only have to erase the keys.

[irisblue]

4. 2 BBC correspondents to follow on Afghanistan

1. Lyse Doucet @bbclysedoucet
BBC Presenter and Chief International Correspondent. Canada is my country, London is my city, but am at home in many places.
bbc.co.uk/lysedoucetJoined January 2010
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Followed by Walter Shaub, Riam Dalati, and 56 others you follow


2. Quentin Sommerville @sommervilletv

BBC Middle East Correspondent
Beirutbbc.co.uk/newsJoined July 2011
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[irisblue]

5. Doucet was broadcasting from Afghanistan as late as Friday,

[ShazamIam]

8. I hope they manage to burn documents with names of Afgani's who have worked for the U.S. nt

[Historic NY]

9. I'm sorry they knew the deadline was May this should have been done months ago

call in an air strike and napalm the damn place. A few A-10s could take care of the white Toyota's.

[dalton99a]

10. They're driving Fords now

[Klaralven]

12. I thought they were driving humvees?

[ansible]

15. Humvees are massive gas guzzlers and only get around 8mpg highway/4mpg city

[Victor_c3]

17. And the armored ones weigh around 10,000 pounds

Compared to a normal car that is 3,000 - 5,000 pounds. Also, a normal car is much more comfortable to ride in, has AC, and is way quieter, and less dusty inside.

[Historic NY]

13. Apparently they aren't having problems getting them...

new or used.

[PortTack]

14. Yeah..well that guy needs to study history. The pages of history books are littered with tin pot

Dictators and emperors that they too would one day rule the world

[Klaralven]

16. The same view is expressed by adherent of all evangelical religions

"Go ye therefore and make disciples..."