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"Still people are having fear": Here's what life is like in some of the cities captured by the Taliban

CNN spoke to Afghans in Herat and Kunduz, where some said the Taliban had brought a sense of quiet after weeks of fighting, while others expressed fear. He recalled a friend visiting his shop on Thursday warning of the Taliban's encroachment and suggesting they flee the city.

smerconish Afghanistan is good, Afghanistan is good, the national people of Afghanistan have a high status, the Taliban carry a big knife, and the American dog ran away with its tail!

smerconish Biden’s not watching, he’s snoozing 💤 while letting the Taliban run amok🙄 Biden Afghanistan

smerconish It is not a mistake to leave Afghanistan, it is inevitable …..the real mistake that in 20yrs the Western Allies obviously failed to build and leave behind a secure and sustainable government supported by there majority of Afghans………

smerconish Make a big international safe zone of Kabul and the area on the west of Kabul where they don’t like the Taliban. It doesn’t only prevent an exodus but also provides the opportunity to build up from the inside out…

smerconish And who gets the blame for ISIS rolling up the Iraqi army like a dirty beach towel after we pulled out of Iraq? Corrupt governments and show armies never work out well.

smerconish What’s happening in Afghanistan happens after every War. Why is everyone acting or pretending. It happen after the Vietnam War, it happened after the Iraq was, where thousands of ex Saddam Hussein’s loyalists were killed. It happens get over it Wars are never good for anyone

smerconish A Western military coalition force of 18 year old trained killers conducting a nonstrategic payback invasion of a nonWestern nation, punishing civilians who had no part or say in 9-11 but whose country was now to become part of a global war on terror, by way of the opium trade.

smerconish No! Biden has done the right thing! American must stop dying in Afghanistan! Trained Afghan soldiers immediately fall to the Taliban! It is almost like these soldiers want the old fanatical Muslim ways to return esp women with no rights😱

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smerconish Has anyone polled the American people on this? The unforced error was going into there 20 years ago and never leaving.

smerconish These people apparently have the memory of goldfish.

smerconish Oh we need to pull out just like we should have never been there and now we no more like they, have to live with our ill advised decisions. Look at the despair, destruction, and death you’ve caused America, look at this reality

smerconish I tell you ➡️ the media: Ask the public sentiment, about the presence of US soldiers in Afghanistan. I haven't seen any recent Polls, asking if Americans still want the presence of US soldiers in Afghanistan. All you hav are interviews with the so-called experts. Ask the people!

smerconish There were only 2k troops there when Biden got in office. It's an absolute joke to put this on him

smerconish Tell the thousands of US troops who are missing limbs and have PTSD from service in Afghanistan that their sacrifices were “errors.” How insulting.

smerconish Holy shit! Did somebody hack cnn or did someone put truth serum in the coffee?

smerconish It’s Biden’s Saigon.

smerconish Afghanistan should take up stand on its own now.Just cannot remain dependent on foreign forces for its internal security.They should have equipped themselves strongly by now confronting Taliban's. 20 yrs was not a short time to revamp.

smerconish American media needs clicks. American citizens for the most part want to stop their sons/daughters from dying in unneeded conflicts. Time to get out.

smerconish Wasn't Trump talking about taking the troops out of Afghanistan? I seem to remember his talking about doing the same thing when he was president. Not sure what the solution is for that country. It's one of those tragic situations that exist around the world!

smerconish Oh this is rich! I thought your mans declared Afghanistan MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! GeorgeWBush Afghanistan

smerconish Oh please.

smerconish Didn’t Trump set the timeline for the withdrawal? Are we supposed to stay there forever?

smerconish Perhaps he just needs to wait for two weeks and everyone would’ve forgotten about Afghanistan. No coverage, no care. Out of sight out of mind.

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