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Panic ensued as the Kabul airport was flooded with people fleeing the Taliban terror. Some people were stampeded to death.<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/3479109/taliban-jalalabad-afghanistan-kabul-uk-troops-2-2/</ref>  Three young men clung to the tires of an airplane, only to fall on top of people's houses once the plane was airborne.<ref>https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1427172720446373892</ref>

Panic ensued as the Kabul airport was flooded with people fleeing the Taliban terror. Some people were stampeded to death.<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/3479109/taliban-jalalabad-afghanistan-kabul-uk-troops-2-2/</ref>  Three young men clung to the tires of an airplane, only to fall on top of people's houses once the plane was airborne.<ref>https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1427172720446373892</ref>

With 40,000 Americans trapped,<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-afghanistan-hannity-reports-10000-many-40000-americans-trapped-inside-afghanistan-taliban-blocking-access-airport-video/</ref> Blinken's State Department demanded $2,000 for a ride out of the country while Afghans rode for free.<ref>https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1428449620997414919</ref>  The U.S. Embassy consular services department sent a document with instructions to assist Americans and eligible Afghans claiming Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status. The document looks exactly like an approved VISA document except there is no filled in name, no serial number and no barcode.  The document is easily able to be forged.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/21/u-s-embassy-in-kabul-sends-out-thousands-of-blank-visa-documents-which-are-easy-to-falsify-and-makes-things-worse/</ref>

With 40,000 Americans stranded,<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-afghanistan-hannity-reports-10000-many-40000-americans-trapped-inside-afghanistan-taliban-blocking-access-airport-video/</ref> Blinken's State Department demanded $2,000 for a ride out of the country while Afghans rode for free.<ref>https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1428449620997414919</ref>  The U.S. Embassy consular services department sent a document with instructions to assist Americans and eligible Afghans claiming Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status. The document looks exactly like an approved VISA document except there is no filled in name, no serial number and no barcode.  The document is easily able to be forged.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/21/u-s-embassy-in-kabul-sends-out-thousands-of-blank-visa-documents-which-are-easy-to-falsify-and-makes-things-worse/</ref>

American embassy staff in Afghanistan were apprised by the State Department to leave the embassy and make their way to Kabul airport.  Staffers reported being jostled, hit, spat on and cursed at by Taliban fighters at checkpoints near the airport.  Some staff members reported that they were almost separated from their children, while others collapsed in a crush of people and had to be taken to hospitals with injuries.  Others said they had collapsed on the road because of heat exhaustion.  “It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet” than face the crowds again, a staff member was quoted as saying in a State Department cable.  “Happy to die here, but with dignity and pride," according to ''[[NBC News]]''.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/afghan-staff-u-s-embassy-losing-faith-evacuation-efforts-diplomatic-n1277397</ref>  Meanwhile, back at the White House, chief propagandist Jen Psaki said: “It’s irresponsible to say that Americans are stranded.”<ref>https://youtu.be/CNxVzQo0Z8s</ref>

American embassy staff in Afghanistan were apprised by the State Department to leave the embassy and make their way to Kabul airport.  Staffers reported being jostled, hit, spat on and cursed at by Taliban fighters at checkpoints near the airport.  Some staff members reported that they were almost separated from their children, while others collapsed in a crush of people and had to be taken to hospitals with injuries.  Others said they had collapsed on the road because of heat exhaustion.  “It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet” than face the crowds again, a staff member was quoted as saying in a State Department cable.  “Happy to die here, but with dignity and pride," according to ''[[NBC News]]''.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/afghan-staff-u-s-embassy-losing-faith-evacuation-efforts-diplomatic-n1277397</ref>  Meanwhile, back at the White House, chief propagandist Jen Psaki said: “It’s irresponsible to say that Americans are stranded.”<ref>https://youtu.be/CNxVzQo0Z8s</ref>