The long goodbye to Afghanistan begins

[mystery-ak]

The long goodbye to Afghanistan begins
Jazz Shaw May 01, 2021 8:31 AM ET


May 1st is being described as the beginning of the end of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan. But as a new report from the Associated Press points out, the pieces on the board have been in motion for months. Huge C-17 Globemaster cargo planes have been loading up with equipment and returning to the United States since the beginning of the year. Hundreds of troops have rotated out of the country in recent months without being replaced. Much of the work currently being done involves taking an inventory of all of the equipment and supplies we have in the country. Some of it is being sent back stateside, with other items either being given to the current Afghanistan government or simply being put up for sale in public markets. The main “commodity” that can’t be exported is the people, however.

    The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer.

    President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — about 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops and about 7,000 NATO soldiers.

    Even before Saturday, the herculean task of packing up had begun.

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[Sled Dog]

"the main commodity is the people".

If the people of Trashcanistan were worth the price of fertilizer, WE would have had to go into that shit hole to fight the Taliban.

No gear left behind should be left in a functional or repairable state.   Even if the Trashcanistanis are paying cash for it.