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A U.S. official said troops had fired in the air to deter people trying to force their way onto a military flight that was set to take U.S diplomats and embassy staff out of the fallen city of Kabul.
That the decrepit state of planning in the leadup to a known and announced Afghanistan withdrawal deadline persists so late in the game is unforgivable.