《拜登結束蜜月期,他可能在歷史上留下惡名》—CNN
美國在阿富汗戰敗的慘敗和混亂的撤退對拜登來說是一場政治災難,他以錯誤的情報為基礎,未能安排緊急有序的撤離,將進一步撼動飽受危機困擾的總統職位,並從此玷污他政治聲望。
但除了拜登之外,美國和其扶植20 年的阿富汗政權的失敗、美國對阿富汗政治和文化的誤解、戰爭的疲勞以及貪腐的政權,失敗的國家領導人陣前逃離,導致一場令人驚嘆的塔利班閃電戰,發生了。—CNN
美國看起來已經不可能完成原來的承諾任務:疏散美國過去二十年依賴的阿富汗翻譯、工人和修理工,他們現在將面臨塔利班的報復。這必須玷污美國的全球聲譽。
以下為喀布爾機場民眾絕望中,包圍美國軍機起飛,盼望逃生的悲劇畫面。
其中喀布爾國際機場從天上墜落的阿富汗人,起初有人認為是藏入C-17起落架艙導致的墜落。現在看現場的CNN慢圖,這些阿富汗渴望逃難的人應該是把自己徒手抓在起落架艙的外側,想抓住飛機起飛,接下來從空中掉了下來。
飛機起飛,即墜落。
由於C-17運輸機的機艙是增壓的,因此運輸人員的時候以8500公尺飛行高度巡航,巡航速度0.77馬赫,人體暴露在這樣的環境下,幾乎沒有生存可能。
—CNN
Video shows Afghans clinging to US military plane before it takes off from Kabul https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/08/16/taliban-afghanistan-airport-npw-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn
pkg airport 在 唐家婕 - Jane Tang Facebook 的最佳貼文
On the first day of Chinese Lunar New year, all these news stories are making me cry.
I had an experience being detained in JFK for 3 hours few years ago when the border officer wanted to double check my I-visa.
It had already been a 16 hour flight from Taiwan. The room was full of Muslim families, babies were crying, no phone signal, no water or food, and when I finally got the chance to text my aunt who was waiting outside the airport, the officer stopped me from using my phone.
No one in that room knew how long the wait would be. And you could see the anxiety on every face still trying to smile at the immigration officer.
I remember that at one point I was intensely angry. Why am I even coming to this country and why should human beings be treated this way?
I got out in 3 hrs, while the Muslim families still sat in wait.
That anger and fear is back today.
#WeAreAllImmigrants
My prayers go out to all the families that have to deal with this "extreme vetting " era.
http://www.cnn.com/…/syria-11-year-old-refugee-valencia-pkg…