50 to 100 left behind in Afghanistan to make room for generals 'war trophy'?
Jennifer Van Laar:
EXCLUSIVE: Maj Gen Ordered 50+ Evacuees off One of Last Flights out of Kabul to Make Room for Taliban Souvenir
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... During the last hours of the evacuation, according to troops under his command and as documented by photographs and witness statements, (Maj. Gen. Christopher) Donahue ordered all of the passengers aboard a C-17 transport plane to disembark so he could have a souvenir loaded onto the plane. That souvenir, or “war trophy,” was an inoperable Taliban-owned Toyota Hilux with a fully operational Russian ZU-23 anti-aircraft autocannon mounted in the bed. Once the Hilux was loaded passengers were allowed back on the plane, but, of course, there wasn’t room for all of them. According to troops on the scene, at least 50 people and perhaps as many as 100 people were left at Kabul to make room for the Hilux.
...It is believed that many of those left behind have been or will be killed by the Taliban, in part because of information allegedly provided to Taliban commanders by Donahue himself.......
There is more.
Those left behind may never be heard from again. Many of them were probably identified by the US to get them through the gates to the airport.
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