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In reply to the discussion: Reuters: At least 12 US soldiers KIA at Kabul Airport. [View all]LymphocyteLover
(5,643 posts)19. OK, WaPo is reporting it now
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I wouldn't mind the occasional Hellfire missile dropping into a bad guys window...
WarGamer
Aug 2021
#20
I don't see that Afghanistan's own Sunni Muslim Taliban itself is really hurt
Hortensis
Aug 2021
#43
still unsure about how 12 armored soldiers were taken out by one bomber particularly after
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2021
#22
Yes, just operationally it seems like that many soldiers shouldn't have been close enough
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2021
#33
what needs to happen is some of that Taliban money goes to those soldiers' families
rockfordfile
Aug 2021
#27