US Orders Staff To Leave Afghanistan Embassy Due To Threats

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US Orders Staff To Leave Afghanistan Embassy Due To Threats

Not willing to allow the world to witness another Vietnam-style emergency helicopter departure of American diplomats from an embassy under fire, the State Department on Tuesday ordered "the departure from US Embassy Kabul of US government employees whose functions can be performed elsewhere."

The US is citing "increased threats" as the reason behind the order, leaving only essential personnel and the Marine security detachment, ahead of Biden's drawdown of troops from the country. US officials confirmed to CNN that embassy employees "whose functions can be performed elsewhere" were ordered to leave Kabul.

The Department of State has approved Ordered Departure status at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul effective immediately. Read the consular alert message here: https://t.co/VKJghBzrIX

— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) April 27, 2021

"By minimizing the number of employees in Afghanistan whose functions can be performed elsewhere, personnel who are urgently needed to address issues related to the drawdown of US forces and to continue the vital work we are doing in support of Afghanistan and its people will be able to remain in place," the State Department said.

Saturday May 1st was the deadline for the pullout brokered under the Trump deal with the Taliban; however, with Biden extending this to Sept.11 it has provoked Taliban outrage. Taliban spokesman have recently vowed a "nightmare" for US troops should they stay past this date. 

US Embassy in Kabul, via Caddell Construction

One Taliban commander weeks ago said the Americans have "proven they can’t be trusted after retreating from the May 1st deadline" and that the Taliban remains willing to "fight till the end" of the US occupation.

Acting US ambassador in Kabul Ross Wilson confirmed this week that the embassy draw down decision was made "in light of increasing violence and threat reports in Kabul."

Determined to avoid a Vietnam-style helicopter departure of our diplomats in #Afghanistan after a #Taliban victory, StateDept has quietly announced "the departure from US Embassy Kabul of US government employees whose functions can be performed elsewhere." https://t.co/ixxqTvvX3i

— Stephen Kinzer (@stephenkinzer) April 27, 2021

The prior US-Taliban peace deal was signed in February 2020 under the Trump administration, after which there's been no US combat-related troop deaths. But the situation will likely get more violent the longer US troops stay past the upcoming May 1st deadline. 

Tyler Durden Wed, 04/28/2021 - 09:45 Tyler Durden Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml

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