The @AP FLASH

WASHINGTON (AP) _ America's longest war ends after 20 years as last US troops depart Afghanistan, concluding final, frantic airlift

— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) August 30, 2021

An image of the last U.S. soldier leaving Afghanistan after 20 years of war, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. https://t.co/LqLHSKCmmJ

— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) August 30, 2021

U.S. service members have officially completed the largest non-combatant evacuation in U.S. military history – evacuating more than 122,000 people from Afghanistan since the end of July. The women and men who completed this mission have ended America's longest war. pic.twitter.com/z4fsStXUYz

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 30, 2021

"The United States has been humbled today. It is another empire that has…stumbled in Afghanistan," Richard Engel says, adding, of the Afghanistan government, "it was given a first blow by Trump and then a death blow by the Biden administration." https://t.co/rbTEXgfkTk

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 30, 2021

LIVE: @PentagonPresSec John F. Kirby and @CENTCOM commander, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., hold a news briefing at the Pentagon. https://t.co/1K6jZV6Sni

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) August 30, 2021

JUST IN: Sec. of State Antony Blinken announces that America's diplomatic operations have been transferred from Kabul to Doha, Qatar. https://t.co/UH8x9J4m4O pic.twitter.com/ZS63aqNYZS

— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2021

And many didn't want to leave pic.twitter.com/u8xAgUUey0

— Rhonda Harbison (@RonnieMotes8) August 30, 2021

Biden says there was unanimity among U.S. military leaders to end Afghan airlift mission as planned, will address nation Tuesday https://t.co/m67Gpn1Vo6

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 30, 2021

NEW: Pres. Biden will address the nation on Tuesday afternoon on his "decision not to extend our presence in Afghanistan beyond 8/31,” according to White House statement. https://t.co/qWZC8iwcC0 pic.twitter.com/OW25R5mbed

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 30, 2021

The end of the United States’ longest war was unceremonious — trash blowing across the single airstrip of Kabul’s airport, Afghans lingering outside the gates, still hoping in vain for evacuation, Taliban firing victoriously into the night sky. @Tmgneff https://t.co/2Ftz4i3I3G

— Lauren Katzenberg (@Lkatzenberg) August 30, 2021

“Serious people have an obligation to think about how to mitigate the horrors that will take place within Afghanistan, and to mitigate the damage not just to American foreign policy but to the cause of all who defend or seek freedom anywhere in the world.” https://t.co/6PInNC13A3

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 30, 2021

As the last military planes leave Afghanistan, bringing America’s longest war to an end, I hope we can agree, we owe eternal gratitude to the men & women and their families who served, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to country. https://t.co/6p0Nwv1I3E

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) August 30, 2021

800,000 Americans served in Afghanistan. Almost 2400 members of our military were killed. Over 20,000 were wounded. And now 20 years of war are over. We should honor their sacrifices & we should dedicate ourselves to learning well the lessons of this, the longest of all our wars.

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) August 30, 2021

“In a stark change from recent years, an American leader has done the hard thing, the right thing: set aside politics and put both America’s interests and values first.”https://t.co/8Hm1vKSzSc

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) August 30, 2021

"We came in with noble motives 20 years ago… a desire to punish Afghanistan for having harbored Al-Qaeda… then a desire to make Afghanistan some form of a Greek democracy… we spent 20 years doing our best and it didn't work" – @BeschlossDC w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/CECXiRhx8e

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 31, 2021

Today the last US military plane left Afghanistan.

America has been at war for 226 of the 244 years it has existed. The 46 million Americans who are 20 & younger have never seen 1 day without war.

Enough is enough. Our children deserve a future without war, at home or aboard.

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) August 30, 2021

#Taliban fighters enter a hangar in #Kabul Airport and examine #chinook helicopters after #US leaves #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/flJx0cLf0p

— Nabih (@nabihbulos) August 30, 2021

Explainer: What happens now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan? https://t.co/ABJ7ZfIrGq pic.twitter.com/LygN4TmLoj

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 30, 2021

Afghanistan is critically dependent on foreign aid. It is the abrupt end to funding from the West that jeopardizes their material survival, writes FP's @adam_tooze.https://t.co/lsJJu43Ygy

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 30, 2021

🔴 Several women's rights activists and at least one prominent female former Afghan MP who were promised safe passage to the UK remain in hiding https://t.co/VOluJrae3v

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 30, 2021

Today, many attended a solemn & emotional mass funeral held for the 10 civilians said to have been killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Kabul. It was a heartbreaking event for all. 7 children are amongst the dead. #Afghanistanhttps://t.co/BxSHCpqqqr pic.twitter.com/m65T0mkrtz

— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) August 30, 2021

Britain will not accept any more people for flights out of Kabul beyond those already inside the airport after it shut its processing center and entered the final stages of its evacuation from Afghanistan, defense minister Ben Wallace said https://t.co/4V6OMaSIIW

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 27, 2021

NEW: Dominic Raab says that two British nationals and the child of another British national were killed in yesterday's terrorist attack in Kabul. Two more UK nationals injured.

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 27, 2021

British PM Boris Johnson vowed to "shift heaven and earth” to evacuate remaining Britons and Afghans in Kabul https://t.co/sZql5khtRp pic.twitter.com/g9relwMDHC

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) August 27, 2021

Saturday's Telegraph: “PM's 'great regret' at leaving Afghans behind” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7FuHsAa3Vz pic.twitter.com/qZfQqq8dos

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 27, 2021

A Times of London reporter found British Embassy documents identifying Afghan staff members and job applicants scattered on the ground as he toured Kabul’s abandoned diplomatic district. The U.K.'s defense chief promised to “get to the bottom of it." https://t.co/janTpwoxqI

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 27, 2021

Britain has rescued three Afghan families whose details were exposed by officials in the rush to leave the country’s embassy in Kabul https://t.co/cKEY7YSXu8

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 27, 2021

🗣️Tom Tugendhat has said he is contacting "literally anybody I can think of", including former war lords, in a bid to get remaining friends out of the country.

"This is what defeat looks like…we have no influence over Kabul anymore," he added. pic.twitter.com/NPAKdrv062

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 27, 2021

So when will the appalling UK hostage crisis begin? Once all our passport holders still out there have been identified and rounded up? This tragic fiasco will not end well. Maybe it will destroy the rotten Tory regime. #TalibanVictory #Betrayal 😡 https://t.co/g5Sd4CeJE1

— Brexit Buster (@BrexitBuster) August 27, 2021

Welcome to the United States, you are our family now. https://t.co/YASzqzODxG

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 27, 2021

This is what the #USMarines were facing in their day-to-day work at the exact spot where the attacks took place (filmed a few days ago). No one had been searched – it wasn’t possible. Tough conditions and incredibly vulnerable – open to attack. #KabulAiport #afghanistan pic.twitter.com/NvZpAuGQ4n

— Jane Ferguson (@JaneFerguson5) August 26, 2021

"American forces working under heightened security and threats of another terror attack pressed ahead with the evacuation from Kabul’s airport Friday, the day after a deadly suicide bombing wrote a devastating closing chapter on the U.S. withdrawal…"https://t.co/0hXSOiZVXj

— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) August 27, 2021

context on scale of evacuations from Afghanistan:

on Aug 14, US govt estimated 6,000 Americans remained in country

on Aug 18, President Biden estimated the number of Afghan allies needing evacuation at 50-65,000

total number of people flown out of Kabul since Aug 14: 105,000

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 27, 2021

"There are approximately 500 American citizens we are currently working with who want to leave and with whom we are communicating directly to facilitate their evacuations," State Department spokesman says.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 27, 2021

Taliban Forces have entered #Kabul International Airport

..Deeply disturbing to see the #US being chased out of #Afghanistan in US-made Humvees pic.twitter.com/UFApKsuB0Z

— Brody McDonald (@brodycmcdonald) August 27, 2021

NSC confirmed our story in a statement last night: “In limited cases we have shared information with the Taliban that has successfully facilitated evacuations from Kabul.” https://t.co/yHqp1iNqxy

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) August 27, 2021

.@Charles_Lister: "As a result of the hurried nature of our withdrawal and the resulting collapse of the Afghan government, our intelligence network across the country has been decimated — our 'eyes' are largely gone and our 'ears' and severely limited." https://t.co/9GW9oN2M4T

— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) August 27, 2021

Fox's Wallace: An Afghanistan-based attack on US "could be curtains" for Biden presidency https://t.co/ZCZ2md4FWD pic.twitter.com/BlNpUxYChy

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2021

"Biden did not prepare the country for the tragedies that would inevitably unfold as this sad chapter ended, perhaps because, despite his decades of public service, he was unprepared himself," writes @jimantle. https://t.co/h4s6i8LMqP

— The Week (@TheWeek) August 27, 2021

“I would get on these calls with a small number of members of Congress, mostly Ds, who would all very politely say, ‘We love you Biden administration … I would be the only one who would just say starkly, ‘Here are the stakes. People are going to die.’” https://t.co/Z7e91jT569

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) August 27, 2021

My latest oped on @ForeignPolicy

Leaving Afghanistan will not stop terrorism or leave the threats the United States faces behind. https://t.co/Jq7fPUnVz7

— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) August 27, 2021

#Afghanistan via @stevenportnoy "We're not predicting a diplomatic presence on the ground in Afghanistan," says @PressSec, who earlier this wk said the US hoped to continue providing consular support in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/y0S3Dp23C6

— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) August 27, 2021

The cost of the global war on terror: $6.4 trillion and 801,000 lives [Brown University] #Afghanistanhttps://t.co/Pj7ik4755N

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 27, 2021

Nation Stunned That 20-Year Catastrophe Could End So Catastrophically https://t.co/Yf7M9Ztu3N pic.twitter.com/5LxR0aNtzu

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 27, 2021

“When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today.” John Maxwell Evans. A profoundly apt reflection on the heroism of the servicemen who gave their lives protecting the evacuation in Kabul yesterday. God bless them and their families. #MakeItMatter

— GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) August 27, 2021

Rylee McCollum’s dad messaged his son on Thursday in Afghanistan, where McCollum’s Marine unit had deployed to help with evacuations at Kabul airport. “Hey man, you good?” he asked.

McCollum, a 20-year-old Marine and an expectant father, never answered. https://t.co/TXOfDMxild

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2021

Biden struggles to address the most acute crisis of his presidency https://t.co/8f6ZisyP0Y

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 27, 2021

A bomb was detonated at a Kabul airport gate while U.S. troops were patting an evacuee down for screening. Another bomb exploded a few hundred yards from the first as ISIS fighters sprayed gunfire.@RichardEngel reports the latest on the deadly attack. https://t.co/ji9jrpAtyC

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 27, 2021

Twin blasts near Kabul airport targeted people desperate to flee the country after the Taliban takeover, leave many dead https://t.co/Il94xpGMsP pic.twitter.com/1okNRr3pQy

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 26, 2021

ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and Afghan civilians, @ckubeNBC reports.https://t.co/nlCubvKxVT

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 27, 2021

The ISIS statement accused the Taliban of being "in a partnership" with the U.S. military to evacuate "spies" and boasted that its bomber "managed to penetrate all the security measures imposed by the American forces and the Taliban militia in the capital Kabul."

— Evan Kohlmann (@IntelTweet) August 26, 2021

"We will not forgive, we will not forget"

President Joe Biden vows to "defend our interest and our people with every measure at my command"

Follow live updates: https://t.co/ZI80JrPeQM pic.twitter.com/aovduRIZ5B

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 26, 2021

Kabul airport attack: Biden vows revenge for Afghanistan explosion that killed dozens as US forces brace for further attacks – live https://t.co/R0TEDUEP6n

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 27, 2021

This was painful to watch. Biden is all over the place—and continues to seem deeply disconnected from understanding why so many are furious with him right now. Trump made the agreement with the Taliban. Yes. But he could have broken it. He should have. He didn’t. That’s on him. https://t.co/0X4RHYU26W

— Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) August 27, 2021

I disagree on this one. Doocy's deliberately misleading question–suggesting things were fine in the year before Biden– needed a response. He was right to say that it was the horribleTrump/Pompeo deal that kept American troops alive, & more would have died if Biden had reneged.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) August 27, 2021

So far the US military has lifted nearly 100,000 people over the mountains and out. Possibly saving many lives. It's a miracle they went this far with no attack. When it came, US intel was good enough to warn people away from the gate that was hit. https://t.co/ov1DegDjCs

— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) August 26, 2021

The attacks made it clear that no one, including the Taliban, can guarantee the security of those trying to flee the country, or those who may be left behind https://t.co/CFvSs7GZO0

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 27, 2021

LATEST: Asked about the ongoing threat of ISIS following attack outside Kabul airport, CENTCOM commander says it's one that is "extremely real."

"We expect those attacks to continue." https://t.co/7gcf6MDNxS pic.twitter.com/mIkhcpsMxg

— ABC News (@ABC) August 26, 2021

“The attacks also throw into sharp relief the reality that we can’t depend on the Taliban to bring stability and security to Afghanistan or help us keep a lid on other terrorist groups such as the Islamic State.” https://t.co/E0uO8xkTCx

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) August 26, 2021

Facing security risks and shaky legitimacy, the group will struggle to govern and consolidate power.https://t.co/9SOEcJ2wJa

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 26, 2021

We invaded Afghanistan to fight a terrorist group, Al Qaeda, that attacked us.

As we leave, we're attacked by another terrorist group, ISIS, worse than Al Qaeda, & which didn't exist when we invaded.

I've said it before: all the war on terror gave us was more war & more terror.

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 26, 2021

They had a chance last year to prove they were serious about imposing conditions on the withdraw. https://t.co/8xtZ520H4Z

— Slate (@Slate) August 27, 2021

Remember when Democrats in the House led by Tip O’Neil called on Reagan to resign after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings where 241 Marines died?

And remember how Reagan sent 50,000 troops to avenge the death of those Marines, occupy & rid Lebanon of terrorism?

Me neither. https://t.co/iM5RF6Px6u

— Tahar (@laseptiemewilay) August 27, 2021

Nothing can be said to make today’s brand new Gold Star families less wrecked. I cannot imagine.

But those servicemembers were in harm’s way — willingly — to help Americans, Afghans, and others escape death and violence. That selflessness is their legacy.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 27, 2021

It has to be said: US forces on the ground in Kabul knew an attack like today’s was likely. They knew there was no good way to protect against it if they kept on evacuating civilians through the gates. They kept on evacuating civilians anyway.

That is honor.

— Mike Breen (@M_Breen) August 27, 2021

Opinion | What’s happening in Afghanistan is horrible. But how else was U.S. involvement going to end? https://t.co/ysM6vbYh6U

— Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) August 26, 2021

Britain said it had credible intelligence of a likely terrorist attack in Afghanistan, urging people to stay away from the Kabul airport even as it acknowledged that the window was closing for its evacuation operation.https://t.co/Zqtdy3t6N9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2021

How @FCDOGovUK handled this crisis will be the subject of a coming @CommonsForeign inquiry. The evidence is already coming in.https://t.co/3edJLkIZGe

— Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) August 26, 2021

This is an obscene distinction to have made. https://t.co/6vuuKEZxa2

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) August 26, 2021

Fleeing Afghans should try to get to border, says UK defence secretary https://t.co/Ht17Tte4G1

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 25, 2021

Priti Patel urges Afghans not to flee to UK and instead wait for safe routes https://t.co/OI8qhGlnuS

— The Independent (@Independent) August 26, 2021

The mess in Afghanistan exposes Britain’s foolish security policy https://t.co/rIGfrr0298

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 26, 2021

My piece for @NewStatesman on what the Afghan crisis tells us about Biden’s foreign policy and how it has exposed the delusions at the heart of Global Britain. https://t.co/CfRJVUiQ2D

— Peter Ricketts (@LordRickettsP) August 24, 2021

"Johnson, deeply mistrusted in Berlin, Paris, Rome and Brussels and visibly disregarded in Washington, now finds himself standing, arms flailing, on a bridge to nowhere."https://t.co/pS7lfl6Yvr

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 26, 2021

👀Quote of the Afghan crisis from a senior UK military officer. “This government has put all its eggs — and the whisk and bowl — into the US basket,” he said. “The only “forever war” Britain has is with the EU. It’s ridiculous.” https://t.co/eKlkPhqT7H

— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) August 22, 2021

The biggest immediate threat to both the Americans and the Taliban as the U.S. escalates its evacuation efforts before an Aug. 31 deadline is a common rival: an ISIS branch in Afghanistan. https://t.co/XgOlGDooFY

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 25, 2021

Our exclusive from last night: Pentagon may have to cut short the massive evacuation from Kabul airport by the end of the week due to new ISIS threats to the gates and aircraft. DOD briefed lawmakers on new intel yesterday. W/ @alexbward @AndrewDesiderio https://t.co/eEY7YjyP8X

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) August 25, 2021

President Biden says there is a "growing risk" of an attack by ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan that is also an enemy of the Taliban. He says every day the U.S. remains there is another day that ISIS-K could target the Kabul airport and U.S. forces https://t.co/L7Ta34I7td pic.twitter.com/5Qj1uNpaTS

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 24, 2021

Around 1,500 American citizens remain in Afghanistan ahead of a rapidly approaching Aug. 31 deadline for the US to withdraw troops from the country, Sec. Blinken says. https://t.co/CKIQKad4rX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2021

.@PressSec Jen Psaki on Erik Prince offering to fly people out of Kabul for $6,500 each: "I don't think any human being who has a heart and soul would support efforts to profit off of peoples' agony and pain as they're trying to depart a country." https://t.co/qBPWqi4QvV pic.twitter.com/EV2L9QP8c3

— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2021

"The CIA has launched clandestine operations to rescue Americans in and outside Kabul in recent days, according to U.S. and other officials. The missions are using American military helicopters but under the control of the CIA."https://t.co/VJI6EuJMSV

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 25, 2021

🇦🇫Almost all single-nationality UK citizens who want to leave Afghanistan have been brought home, Dominic Raab has confirmed https://t.co/vjE6vW1T51

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 25, 2021

UK Foreign Office urges British nationals in Afghanistan to stay away from Kabul airporthttps://t.co/qFWLw9IxaG

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 25, 2021

The UK now telling people to go to Pakistan border. Which may be very dangerous but so is the airport
https://t.co/WnXR0mBu44

— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 25, 2021

Afghanistan: The Sandhurst sisterhood trying to save Afghans https://t.co/fw5OgGGIXT

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 25, 2021

It's not only Afghans in Kabul who need our help, so do those who've already reached the UK.
Thousands are trapped in our asylum system. Those granted asylum can't bring close family to join them
Our morally bankrupt system has to change
Me for @MetroUK  https://t.co/lEFp16ghFP

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) August 25, 2021

Exclusive: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says British evacuation efforts in Kabul have been 'diverted' by bid to rescue animals cared for by ex-Royal Marine Pen Farthing

He told the MPs it was “upsetting”https://t.co/JlxEpWv9zp pic.twitter.com/es9vVIQCRq

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) August 25, 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott bans Covid vaccine mandates in Texas, regardless of FDA approval status https://t.co/R8fnVZYrdm

— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2021

I don’t know the ins and outs of Texas politics, but could there be a Unity ticket on the Democratic ballot next year to save the state from four more years of Abbott? A respected centrist Democrat for governor, former GOP speaker Joe Straus for lt. governor? Something like that? https://t.co/Es0u06HqNv

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 25, 2021

BREAKING: Florida has more daily cases, COVID hospitalizations and virus deaths RIGHT NOW than ever before. Ever.

26,203 cases
17,164 current hospitalizations
227 deaths per day

All of those totals lead the nation.

— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) August 25, 2021

BREAKING: In order to ensure a "healthy and ready" military, @SecDef has mandated Covid-19 vaccinations for all members of the U.S. Armed Forces, using FDA-approved vaccines. 💉🇺🇸

— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) August 25, 2021

Ohio State University has announced that all students, faculty and staff will be required to be vaccinated against COVID during the fall semester.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 25, 2021

Big moment: House Dems just fired a missile at the GOP's fortress of minority rule. The John Lewis Act includes provisions limiting SCOTUS rulings against voting rights. That reflects a big idea: Court reform is central to protecting democracy. My latest:https://t.co/bCSRUNUfrd

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 25, 2021

The Supreme Court’s stunning, radical and terrifying immigration decision and how it departs from the norm and interferes in foreign relations, explained https://t.co/4oGnnR8Sxm via @voxdotcom

— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) August 25, 2021

Food shortages worst I have seen, says supermarket chief >> Murrells, 56, said the crisis was the result of “Brexit and issues caused by Covid”. https://t.co/i4MpKJ2waz

— α∂яιαη (@amonck) August 25, 2021

Brexit latest:

▪️Xmas supplies threatened by lack of lorry drivers
▪️Stocks in shops at lowest level since records began
▪️Worst supply chain disruption since 70s
▪️Foreign direct investment in UK halved
▪️Lack of agricultural workers leaves food rotting

And that’s just today

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 25, 2021

Very very sad this – ‘it’s not what we voted for with Brexit’ pic.twitter.com/JpO30JXyVm

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) August 25, 2021

One of the greatest false prophecies in the history of modern Britain.

"Five years from now Britain will be flourishing as never before and people will look back and wonder why we didn't do this long before” – Daniel Hannan on Brexit in 2016.

pic.twitter.com/p9uNS7xAB8

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) August 25, 2021

Brexit isn’t just something people did, it’s something people think they *are*. That was the short term genius *and* long term catastrophe of campaigns designed to denigrate facts while stoking feelings of alienation & bogus victimhood. It’s almost impossible to climb down from.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 25, 2021

Breaking News: President Biden reiterated that the U.S. was on track to meet his Aug. 31 deadline to exit Afghanistan, but said he is prepared to adjust the timeline if necessary. "It is a tenuous situation," he said. https://t.co/MEr3pWBrRl

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 24, 2021

"We are currently on a pace to finish by August 31," President Biden says. "But, the completion by August 31 depends upon the Taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who we're transporting out and no disruptions to our operation." pic.twitter.com/DRj6NwDT9f

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 24, 2021

Afghanistan: 'The sooner we finish, the better,' says Joe Biden https://t.co/igNlEs0uTf

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 24, 2021

Asked about Tony Blair’s Afghanistan criticism, Jen Psaki says “The President has been in touch directly with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is the current leader of the UK.”

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) August 24, 2021

There may well be complexities in this that I don't understand but, given that this deadline was known since the Doha Agreement of Feb 2020, why didn't we start pulling people out so as to be finished by 31/8? https://t.co/D3U59OhNLB

— Chris Grey (@chrisgreybrexit) August 24, 2021

What could possibly go wrong?https://t.co/VME8jVnCm7

— Otto English (@Otto_English) August 24, 2021

“Once we’ve got over the kerfuffle and hysterics, [Biden] will be seen to have strengthened the US and the West.”

The @Kennedy_School's @GrahamTAllison says he believes Biden’s decisions over Afghanistan will be considered “an act of political courage”
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/Lz1AyYCSp0

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) August 24, 2021

“UK-US relations are about to enter their lowest point since Suez,” one senior MP said. “The special relationship is very, very damaged.” A minister added: “Biden’s America seems to have chosen to back off just when it was obvious only they could step up.” https://t.co/e59SjCeTeO

— Tom Rogan (@TomRtweets) August 24, 2021

BREAKING: House votes 220-212 to pass the rule to

(1) begin writing Biden's $3.5 trillion safety net package

(2) guarantee a vote on the Senate-approved $550 billion infrastructure bill by Sept. 27

(3) vote on the John Lewis voting rights billhttps://t.co/JFrUwq4zWX

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 24, 2021

As Joe Biden would say, this is a BFD! https://t.co/ayx8NOclj5

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 24, 2021

You can agree or disagree with her on policy. But the worst bet in Washington for the past two decades has been that @SpeakerPelosi will be defeated on the floor of the House. #MadamSpeaker https://t.co/LQp21hXut1

— Susan Page (@SusanPage) August 24, 2021

WHO officials "fear" COVID-19 misinformation fuels new outbreaks https://t.co/dbCCVxRB0G pic.twitter.com/207kIhSAEF

— The Hill (@thehill) August 24, 2021

The new Quinnipiac poll of Florida is amazing: Large majorities reject just about everything Ron DeSantis is saying and doing to block mask mandates. Wholesale rejection. Biden and Dems must lean much harder into speaking to this neglected silent majority:https://t.co/1YH2LrFFWY

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 24, 2021

Looks like @Disney is done with DeSantis, too.

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."https://t.co/4XY4zHO8wB

— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) August 24, 2021

At least we can be proud of the fact that we’d never shrink so low as to appoint Kate Hoey as a trade envoy.

Ah

— Mike Chamberlain 💙 (@mikechamberlain) August 24, 2021

BBC reporting shortages in McDonalds as a whole number of reasons, Brexit, Covid and not enough drivers being trained during covid?.

BBC , please ask MCDonalds in Belgium, Italy, Germany if they have these issues and if not, why not? @BBCNews

— MimiJ (@MimiJ9) August 24, 2021

I’m really shuddering at the thought of how unhinged the anti-EU narrative is going to become as the reminders of the failures of Brexit become more frequent and more serious. If it’s this bad now…

— John Cotter (@John_Cotter) August 24, 2021

Things are going to get very, very bad soon. And we’ll end up rejoining the single market in some fashion, purely to get stock on the shelves and avert an uprising.

And after that, the tories will never discuss Brexit again.

— TwoLegsBad (@TwoLegsBad2) August 24, 2021

Remembering Charlie Watts, 1941 – 2021. Watts brought exactly what was needed to each @RollingStones song for six decades. Powerful yet understated, he could swing, shuffle, and rock all at once—forcefully driving the band on “Satisfaction,” pic.twitter.com/aD2QPhsFlS

— Rock Hall (@rockhall) August 24, 2021

the AP obit. the calm detachment of his personality matched with the commanding muscular drumming. https://t.co/hZWJhN6pUt

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 24, 2021

Wednesday’s Daily Mirror: “Miss you Charlie” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7FuHsAa3Vz pic.twitter.com/qGLSbEdxTA

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 24, 2021

Afghanistan: G7 leaders to seek unity on Taliban as deadline for evacuation looms https://t.co/SfjrOxvde4

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 24, 2021

G7 meets today. European governments should:
1. Press Biden and Taliban to reach new agreement to extend Kabul evacuation deadline.
2. Take lead and set good examples in working toward global agreements on aid and refugee resettlement for at-risk Afghans.https://t.co/ObwfnSJgum

— Heather Barr (@heatherbarr1) August 24, 2021

Other G7 leaders to press Biden to extend Kabul evacuation deadline https://t.co/nOQ1vmUCG5 pic.twitter.com/qiHtdEUYiq

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2021

Afghanistan: Boris Johnson urges world leaders to stand by Afghan people ahead of G7 – as Biden to decide on deadline extension in next 24 hours: https://t.co/bXO6taYvRH

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) August 24, 2021

After years of pursuing naked British unilateralism and insulting friends and allies, Boris Johnson now wants the G7 to come together to solve collective action problems. He makes the U.K. look like a slight and fundamentally unserious country. https://t.co/3dzuPMpLUk

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) August 24, 2021

With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners massed at Kabul's airport, President Joe Biden is expected to decide on whether to extend an Aug. 31 deadline to airlift Americans and their allies to safety https://t.co/3GRMtXZldM pic.twitter.com/90ASlF8Tz4

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2021

A Northern Ireland naval officer says it is a "race against time" to save his Afghan interpreter's family https://t.co/xuMBKo2LPO

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 23, 2021

The virtual G7 meeting is at 9:30 ET tomorrow morning. President Biden is expected to make remarks on Afghanistan at noon tomorrow, according to his schedule. We'll likely find out what his decision is on extending the Afghanistan deadline from one of those.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 23, 2021

"Twitter is awash in angry Republicans outraged about our allies in Afghanistan who we should have evacuated before we left. And yet, it is Trump—and his advisor Stephen Miller—who are the reason so many Afghan interpreters are stuck in Afghanistan." https://t.co/Yr6B89ocvQ

— David Roberts (@drvolts) August 24, 2021

From @WSJopinion: Biden’s falsehoods on al Qaeda in Afghanistan show a misunderstanding of the continuing threat from Islamic terrorism, writes The Editorial Board https://t.co/S1nmdFqZEj

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 24, 2021

Biden thinks the Taliban are having an “existential crisis.” This is a case of presidential projection; his gamble in #Afghanistan depends on their having changed.
But there is little evidence that they have… or even want to. https://t.co/tg9YSrimGA

— Bobby Ghosh (@ghoshworld) August 24, 2021

Matthew Dowd called the media coverage of Afghanistan "way over the top."

"We should judge it by the data … and the data for the last week shows Joe Biden has basically gotten 30,000 people out of Afghanistan without a single loss of an American life." https://t.co/2gr9flehUl

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 24, 2021

Nancy Pelosi and a group of centrist Democrats will resume talks Tuesday on how to advance President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, after hours of negotiations failed to break a stalemate https://t.co/bEN1I62zif

— Bloomberg (@business) August 24, 2021

Thompson, when asked whether the Jan. 6 select committee is seeking records of associates and family members of the former President: “We have quite an exhaustive list.”

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) August 23, 2021

News: The 1/6 Select Committee is poised to send notices to telecommunications companies requesting they preserve phone records of several people, including members of Congress, per multiple sources.

w/ @ryanobles, @AnnieGrayerCNN & @WhitneyWReports https://t.co/c623PWphPD

— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) August 23, 2021

Report on Arizona ballot review delayed after chief executive of private contractor Cyber Ninjas and two colleagues test positive for the coronavirus https://t.co/dxLcGUeqQi

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 23, 2021

Even so, the final results on the 2020 presidential election recount won't be "worth the paper they're printed on," said Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. https://t.co/JRCkJlibSQ

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 24, 2021

Trump’s border wall reportedly in severe disrepair in Arizona https://t.co/KAQsQO1BUH

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 23, 2021

Fmr. President Trump booed at rally in Alabama after telling supporters they should get vaccinated. https://t.co/5KimDWBl2k

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2021

City hosting Trump's rally in Alabama declares COVID-19 emergency https://t.co/GVvBYcWBV3 pic.twitter.com/NyUkZn8hFa

— The Hill (@thehill) August 23, 2021

COVID cases in states with the lowest vaccination rates…compared to COVID cases in the states with the highest vaccination rates. pic.twitter.com/3tzuaVfZDr

— Natasha Bhuyan, MD (@NatashaBhuyan) August 21, 2021

LATEST: Five states have intensive care units over 90% full, according to federal data:

Alabama (100%)
Florida (92.82%)
Georgia (92.95%)
Mississippi (93.81%)
Texas (91.27%)https://t.co/bNI2KwwHpd pic.twitter.com/pRSAbvk1Pn

— ABC News (@ABC) August 23, 2021

President Biden urged private companies to require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, hours after the FDA granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's two-dose vaccine for people ages 16 and up. https://t.co/GN2loiKVwx

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 24, 2021

"I think it is time where God is separating the sheep from the goats….I'm a goat. Because I am not a sheep. I'm not doing what they tell me to do. I'm fighting against it (the vaccine)."

In Alabama — the state with the lowest vaccination rate in the nation. w/@Sarah_Boxer pic.twitter.com/dqCC67cpPX

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) August 24, 2021

“Make no mistake, this evacuation mission is dangerous. It involves risks to our armed forces and its being conducted under difficult circumstances,” Biden said. https://t.co/luINTNeExg

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2021

NEW: Biden assured key allies in June that US security enablers would remain in place in Afghanistan as NATO troops withdrew, so much so that U.K. thought it could maintain its Kabul embassy https://t.co/PItW36GmVB

— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) August 20, 2021

The US's departure from Afghanistan challenges Biden's competence in three ways:
👉A lot of US military equipment has been left behind for the Taliban
👉Whether he ignored intelligence about the fall of Kabul
👉The failure to consult Nato allieshttps://t.co/LfeZlAkGoE

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 20, 2021

From @WSJopinion: One of the more serious consequences of the misbegotten Afghanistan withdrawal is the way it has damaged America’s relationships with its allies, especially in Europe, writes The Editorial Board https://t.co/RTl6ZF1ix3

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 20, 2021

Europe left exposed as Biden walks America away from the world stage – https://t.co/5j2Otp0cbK

— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) August 20, 2021

Some members of Parliament, including those with sinecures in a vestigial tribute to feudalism, say that permanent occupation is an effective use of American (although, funnily enough, not British) lives and resources they are obligated to continue https://t.co/tCXe00tlze

— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) August 19, 2021

White House, State Dept. and Pentagon "did not have much faith" that the Afghan security forces would be able to hold out against the Taliban for long without U.S. help, Craig Whitlock says. https://t.co/1dOB7w6HV5

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 20, 2021

A reminder, from our briefing this week, that the casualties that the Afghan forces were suffering were only continuing to mount: https://t.co/R83noCtNQa pic.twitter.com/RpScTLyYKg

— Daniel Knowles (@dlknowles) August 20, 2021

G7 calls for international shared mission to limit Afghan crisis https://t.co/mdAYURNNee pic.twitter.com/srwJ3a9QHc

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2021

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Britain would work with the Taliban if necessary, and defended Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has been criticized for his handling of the situation in Afghanistan https://t.co/d4KOoyuy7k

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2021

NEW POLL: Despite implementation problems, 60% of Americans continue to support withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a poll conducted Aug 17-19. Only 22% oppose Biden's decision.

67% want to prioritize domestic policy issues over foreign policy.https://t.co/zhU0nMG47J

— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) August 20, 2021

https://t.co/wA5NaO8fhY

— Joe McGinniss Jr (@joemcginnissjr) August 20, 2021

.@mehdirhasan on Bush:

"The guy who bombed and invaded Afghanistan, who ran a torture regime at Bagram Air Base, who sent a number of Afghans to Guantanamo Bay prison without charging them—that guy is now sad and lecturing the rest of us about human rights and saving lives?" pic.twitter.com/n4WlR077cL

— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 18, 2021

Taliban seizing Afghan-American's US passports outside Kabul airport https://t.co/pnLC0IqIIc pic.twitter.com/MfYoOOcQ68

— New York Post (@nypost) August 20, 2021

Heart-wrenching interview. @JaneFerguson5 speaks with a brave doctor from #Herat at the airport. Tears. https://t.co/LEqYiQYebp

— Molly Hunter (@mollymhunter) August 19, 2021

🇦🇫British paratroopers in Afghanistan have found themselves effectively on “joint patrol” with the Taliban who killed their friends, soldiers have said

This is the story of their week 👇 https://t.co/7hvQiAHNTn

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 20, 2021

More than 240,000 Afghans have been internally displaced since the U.S. withdrawal began in May.

Tens of thousands more have fled their home provinces in the past two weeks. https://t.co/7oP0Umedj6

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 20, 2021

The Taliban is flaunting up to billions of dollars worth of captured U.S. weapons. Can it use them? https://t.co/18ouQD6b8Q

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 20, 2021

Denmark, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkey, UAE, the UK and Uzbekistan will host transit flights of evacuated Americans, Afghans and other citizens, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says. https://t.co/HkW1m0qloI

— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2021

News from @PeteWilliamsNBC on the bomb threat outside the Capitol: ‘The man has been identified. He’s a white male from North Carolina, and he is making anti-government statements.’

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 19, 2021

Just another TFG supporter 👇 pic.twitter.com/pHSiOf9bMK

— Katayoun Ghods (@katayoun108) August 19, 2021

🚨🚨🇺🇸#Capitol Bomb threat🚨

VIDEO: the first livestream of the man who is sitting in the pickup truck near the US Capitol pic.twitter.com/0GX49AUJBj

— Terror Alarm (@terror_alarm) August 19, 2021

Capitol Police negotiating with man seen with possible detonator near Capitol https://t.co/xtMdeQKUcF pic.twitter.com/rQdzScoAzg

— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2021

In video from early Tuesday morning, Capitol bomb threat suspect says he and those like him are the "last generation", says Trump will become President after Biden steps down and Democrats are imprisoned. Says Trump will pardon everyone. He hopes for pardon himself. pic.twitter.com/qljmBePQWW

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 19, 2021

New: Man issuing US Capitol bomb threat, seemingly an ardent Trump supporter, said on Facebook Live he was prepared to die for the revolution — adding there are “five of us spreading all across your little DC”

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) August 19, 2021

The mere existence of this headline just told me that the suspect is white, without having to look it up. https://t.co/haim0tuKUt

— Zack Furness (@punkademic) August 19, 2021

How would this country, especially Republicans, have responded if a Muslim extremist live-streamed his failed attempt to blow up the Library of Congress? What would have been the consequences? Meanwhile, we continue coddling white supremacist terrorism. Maddening.

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) August 19, 2021

We were warned that Radical Republican lies would lead to violence. Now, a terrorist is outside the Capitol spewing those lies and claiming to have explosives. Until Kevin McCarthy and GOP leaders denounce the Big Lie our country will remain under assault. https://t.co/PMa9ZSOZY1

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 19, 2021

The emerging picture of the person at the Capitol threatening to blow up a couple of city blocks is of someone who believes the election was stolen, and that Democrats are unpatriotic traitors. That is to say, someone who believes standard Fox News/GOP/Trump rhetoric. pic.twitter.com/hxMz6jE6sE

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) August 19, 2021

"I think there's a real sense of exhaustion among Capitol Police and among the Capitol community more broadly… I heard from a lot of my friends and sources on the hill that this was just kind of one more blow, one more psychic wound" – @GarrettHaake w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/vW8xpjBcDM

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 19, 2021

BREAKING: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) issues statement expressing sympathy for the Trump supporting terrorist who issued a bomb threat at the Capitol this morning: "I understand citizenry anger directed at dictatorial socialism… Bluntly stated, America's future is at risk," he says.

— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) August 19, 2021

I wish I had 1990s survey data on this topic. (Looked but couldn’t find it.) I remember the big fear being McVeigh-style attacks by militant Americans. 9/11 shifted perception and priorities, with domestic threats and organized crime ignored as a result — and so they flourished. https://t.co/xVbQOxQQT3

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) August 19, 2021

“We gave them all the warning and indication that this was coming. They chose not to listen. I am deeply ashamed of what my country has done.”
@TrumanProject fellow @mattczeller says the Biden Administration “wouldn’t listen” to intelligence reports on Afghanistan
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/HciuQ3nUEL

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) August 19, 2021

Biden administration faces big choices as economic calamity hangs over Afghanistan https://t.co/r7mnDuztYq

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) August 19, 2021

U.S. government flights are departing with empty seats even as desperate Afghans cluster at the airport gates. And Afghans can’t simply fly out on their own. https://t.co/PoNEGMMXZ6

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 19, 2021

The right is trying to make a political liability of bringing Aghan allies here.@McFaul says real problem for Biden is if Afghan women are arrested or killed.

“The day they start killing women in Afghanistan: That is their political nightmare."https://t.co/WlpUw66XXf

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) August 18, 2021

White House aides and Biden allies say this week's news coverage is overheated and out of step with the American public's views of the matter. Biden critics say the coverage is appropriately channeling moral outrage… https://t.co/XhnGUoPAN3

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 19, 2021

🚨 | EXC: Dominic Raab under growing pressure as it emerges crucial phone call delegated to a junior minister never took place pic.twitter.com/aOo43sPLIe

— John Stevens (@johnestevens) August 19, 2021

Former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett says the Raab situation is "is one of the most extraordinary things I have ever heard." Says it is unheard of for foreign secretary to refuse to make urgent call if requested by officials in this kind of situation.https://t.co/IGqQpRgiKC

— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) August 19, 2021

You couldn’t make it up. #Raab is under intense pressure for being on holiday and not making a call to his Afghan equivalent. So his press pic is Raab… ON THE PHONE! See, he is making calls! Look he’s sorting things! How effing stupid do they take us for? #RaabMustResign pic.twitter.com/PpU86Gy5ft

— Tim McKane (@timmckane) August 19, 2021

https://t.co/3EgMbbOTZr pic.twitter.com/q60bq3bm9t

— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) August 19, 2021

https://t.co/QtZgkxOY8k

— 😷Mr D Franklin Esq.😷 (@Danieljfranklin) August 19, 2021

Perhaps if it’s that bad you should leave the party and stop moaning. Ex-minister says being in Tory Party is ‘like working for a really s*** company’ https://t.co/Gfr6xtSI4q

— Robert Bob 3.5% #FBPE #RejoinEU. #FBPA (@MrRobertBob1) August 19, 2021

Tory MP, Tobias Ellwood: "Yet when our moment comes, we are found wanting. There are serious questions about what global Britain really means. Authoritarianism is on the rise, yet here we are, complicit in allowing another dictatorship to form as we become more isolationist." ~AA pic.twitter.com/anTvr7lHqs

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 19, 2021

When James Dyson says "the UK wall fall behind if workers aren't forced to return to offices"; what he actually means is that working from home is harming his commercial property portfolio. pic.twitter.com/pfl0rXW0zv

— Jack Duncan🔻 (@JackDunc1) August 19, 2021

President Biden on Wednesday defiantly defended his administration's execution of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying that he doesn't think the crisis represents a failurehttps://t.co/K4PDCnVooz

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 18, 2021

In an exclusive interview, Pres. Biden tells me that U.S. troops will stay until all Americans are out of Afghanistan, even if past Aug 31 deadline. https://t.co/e62oNVKfHQpic.twitter.com/DPVXoYJgFK

— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) August 18, 2021

Biden to ABC confirms @MarkHertling:

"Americans should understand we're gonna try to get it done before Aug. 31st"

"If there's American citizens left, we're gonna stay to get them all out"

(i've only seen brief quotes from intvw but that doesn't address fate of Afghan allies) https://t.co/GReNt1el6z

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 18, 2021

Here’s how the US stands in terms of combat power and what its options are if things escalate in Kabul. In short, the Pentagon says it can’t go into the city. But there are special operations troops on the ground and a huge amount of air power. https://t.co/b4mY2rkJDn

— Steve Beynon (@StevenBeynon) August 18, 2021

This is simply untrue. Yes to withdrawal, but it could easily been done without chaos.
Also the unilateral action of the US has damaged its relations with Allies beyond trust. No confidence in US promises anymore. pic.twitter.com/55hsBCc5Hq

— Dr William Sheehan (@willsheehan68) August 18, 2021

Analysis: The Biden administration has given 9 justifications for the slow evacuation of Afghan allies https://t.co/v9wYXs1Nf1

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2021

NEW: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley says that intelligence indicated "multiple scenarios" were possible after the drawdown in Afghanistan, adding that he saw nothing warning of a total collapse within 11 days of U.S. departure. https://t.co/9Z5VGWTH2u

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2021

NEW: Afghanistan disaster puts intelligence under scrutiny https://t.co/qezVnAnWBZ pic.twitter.com/eu8hPfS1uP

— The Hill (@thehill) August 18, 2021

A lot of people have been asking: how did the Taliban seize Kabul and other key Afghan cities so quickly? Here is a timeline of the events that followed the US announcement of its withdrawal from Afghanistan and led up to the chaos in the capital: https://t.co/sfRdcbKDRg

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 18, 2021

"Trump's deal with the Taliban set the stage for the Afghan collapse" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/JKrRYFxs8U pic.twitter.com/aznWWq6XLa

— The Hill (@thehill) August 18, 2021

"When we see the Afghan security forces not fighting, or we see what appears to be regional political figures and Afghanistan cutting deals themselves to the Taliban, they were kind of following in Trump's deal," @brhodes says. https://t.co/IjEUn9Fj1a

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2021

As predicted. This started with Trumps secret deal. The Taliban just bought the army out on a grand scale by tribe and mayors. https://t.co/FMbeEXUl0d

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) August 18, 2021

Three weeks ago, a group of Republicans voted against expanding and speeding up the evacuation of Afghans who supported the U.S. military and their families. You might think they'd be keeping their heads down right now, but… 1/? https://t.co/Q1dHLP2rNQ

— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) August 18, 2021

A day after suggesting they had changed, the Taliban meet a public display of dissent in the Afghan city of Jalalabad with force. Taliban soldiers fire into the crowd and beat protesters and journalists. @MarcSantoraNYT @jimhuylebroek @carlottagall https://t.co/2ughRmYk5k

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 18, 2021

We know substantially more about what is taking place on the ground in Afghanistan than we would otherwise because Clarissa Ward is willing to risk her life to tell the story. https://t.co/r9Y27uExTB

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) August 18, 2021

Women’s rights activist and former Afghan parliamentarian Malalai Joya says that women and civil society in Afghanistan have three enemies—the Taliban, the warlords disguised as a government, and the U.S. military occupation. https://t.co/ahHq1hVxzp

— The Nation (@thenation) August 18, 2021

While the United States and most other countries evacuated their embassies, Russia’s remained open and under the Taliban's protection.https://t.co/ho9bHtRpqe

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 18, 2021

Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said he was very impressed with the Taliban, describing them as “very reasonable and well-armed people.”

He claimed that Kabul is a much more peaceful place under Taliban rule & the locals welcomed them.https://t.co/ZsBbYPhr0i

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 18, 2021

What New Delhi fears most is Beijing’s ability to expand its political and diplomatic footprint in Afghanistan with the return of a Taliban regime. https://t.co/L6YRo23Afu

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 18, 2021

FT View: America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was a blow to Nato. It has not only laid bare the extent of Nato's reliance on the US, but also raised doubts about future American willingness to provide support to its allies https://t.co/Dt6SxGENi8

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 18, 2021

"Biden stood up and did the right thing but that means we’ll need to work with the international community and count on countries that will have leverage with the new government," writes @djrothkopf https://t.co/YrOTkpeUIr

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 18, 2021

Barbara Lee, who was the only congressperson to vote against authorizing George W. Bush to use military force in Afghanistan in 2001, has some thoughts on Joe Biden’s withdrawal. https://t.co/vMyKF7FbOV

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 18, 2021

NEW POLL: A majority of voters support the White House's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. Voters support the decision by a 14-point margin.

A majority (55% – 33%) also support Biden expediting the special visa process for Afghan interpreters. https://t.co/k3gwq9jPAN

— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) August 18, 2021

If you're unwilling to admit that this pullout – even if it's the right thing to do – is a complete shitshow, and that Biden owns it, you're too partisan.
It's okay to say "the president I support screwed this up." That's an adult thing to say, not mindless deflection.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 18, 2021

IMF suspends Afghanistan's access to Fund resources over lack of clarity on government https://t.co/m3tye3zjCr pic.twitter.com/RwDiVwRhFq

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 18, 2021

European politicians are worried that far-right and populist movements could regain support as migrants flee Afghanistan, as they did after a wave of asylum seekers fled the wars in Syria and Iraq for Europe in 2015. https://t.co/7vhHacfHBR

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 18, 2021

British lawmakers vented their anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden over the collapse of Afghanistan into Taliban hands, calling it a failure of intelligence, leadership and moral duty https://t.co/A42GcEBCsw 1/5 pic.twitter.com/3pwSldG0Ri

— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) August 18, 2021

This is a pretty serious charge for the Foreign Secretary to answer, especially after a Commons performance with which even some on his own side were unhappy. https://t.co/mvW0TZdQl7

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 18, 2021

Today’s recall of Parliament was one of the most moving and important debates I can remember. MPs (both Conservative and Labour) who served in Afghanistan spoke powerfully about our obligations. Not one MP – in over 7 hours of debate – spoke in defence of the government. pic.twitter.com/5VD0ZKTUSz

— Lisa Nandy (@lisanandy) August 18, 2021

"They were our brothers in arms"

MPs – including veterans – have criticised the government over the UK's role in Afghanistan

But PM Boris Johnson says we must accept "what we have achieved and what we have not achieved"https://t.co/QtJXm5OasW pic.twitter.com/JUS40eK6r8

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 18, 2021

Don’t forget to mention this @Kevin_Maguire pic.twitter.com/q9eZFkt2WW

— ✊El Politico (@El_Politico_89) August 18, 2021

Theresa May putting John Redwood back in his box in a most unexpected way.

"What President Biden has done is to uphold a decision made by President Trump. It was a unilateral decision by President Trump to do a deal with the Taliban."

via @Haggis_UK pic.twitter.com/6OBv7Rm4ur

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) August 18, 2021

It’s time people started calling for resignations over #Afghanistan – @BorisJohnson’s and @DominicRaab’s, just to start with. This has been incompetence on an epic, unbelievable and unforgivable scale. Our country cannot be humiliated like this.

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 18, 2021

Why did we ignore the lessons of history in Afghanistan? We need a public inquiry | Jonathan Steele https://t.co/cLEAWhSo2B

— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) August 18, 2021

I don't know about you but I believe The Guardian pic.twitter.com/pfqGblCI3E

— PhilM (@PhilMyers53) August 18, 2021

Taliban says will respect women’s rights, press freedom https://t.co/GhoUww2Hl1

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 17, 2021

The Taliban said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within Islamic law. During their 1996-2001 rule, the group was known for stopping women from working and meting out violent punishments https://t.co/byIx5gxE3F pic.twitter.com/UaaI8csjoY

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021

“All our sisters, all our women are secure. Our God, our Quran, says women are a very important part of our society”

Taliban spokesman says if Afghan women "continue to live according to Sharia, we will be happy, they will be happy” https://t.co/2f6JMTXHky pic.twitter.com/Lx0blUcL09

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 17, 2021

FT UK: Taliban vows to respect women’s rights ‘within Islam’s framework’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tOyCYaqryV

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 17, 2021

"The millions of women who've gone to school, learn to code, learn to become teachers, aspire to be doctors and engineers, we have another generation already, a generation that`s never known Taliban rule. They don't want to go back," @mitchellreports says. https://t.co/HJdAjWqt18

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 17, 2021

Talking to Afghan women all day about prospects of life under the Taliban breaks my heart. Twenty years ago my notebook was filled with comments full of hope and dreams for a better future without the Taliban.#Afghanistan

— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) August 17, 2021

Zahara Nabi, a reporter from Baano TV, a media company led by women, interviewed Taliban fighters on Tuesday at a Kabul checkpoint.

How long the Taliban will tolerate women working — or even showing their faces outside — is an open question. https://t.co/dfjK0Po76h

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2021

In Opinion

Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt and is an activist for girls’ education, writes in a guest essay about Afghan girls: "We cannot continue to fail them. We have no time to spare." https://t.co/9bmIRMPHYW pic.twitter.com/4hA63msggD

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2021

NEW: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is asking for volunteers to help process Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan nationals and their families, according to an agency-wide email obtained by @ABC News. https://t.co/oa35XztgAL

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 17, 2021

The Washington Post has evacuated Afghan employees and family members from Taliban-held Kabul. In all, some 13 people, including an American correspondent, were able to board a US military transport for a flight to safe haven in Doha, Qatar. From @farhip: https://t.co/L4p4SaoL9u

— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2021

Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, UK government says https://t.co/Jsefp3Ss62

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 17, 2021

In #Kabul, those who worked for govt are burning any documents tying them to former administration.

Afghans who worked for foreign govts/NGOs also destroying any evidence of past employment.

This is happening as Taliban fighters go door-to-door searching homes, spreading fear.

— Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) August 17, 2021

Alexei Navalny's organization is now banned in Russia as terrorist and extremist, while Putin has plenty of common ground with the Taliban. https://t.co/KHJER0bS13

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 17, 2021

Taliban risk military strikes if they host terrorists again, NATO warns https://t.co/aRxG56c4nX pic.twitter.com/JVnfGt2HmL

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021

"Trump's deal with the Taliban set the stage for the Afghan collapse" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/TvsfvAKvgO pic.twitter.com/EkC9K3DikU

— The Hill (@thehill) August 17, 2021

First job approval since the fall of Kabul: https://t.co/g2VhErdAO4 Biden down 7 points over the weekend. So even in a polarized era, horrible images / caustic elite opinion can still move the numbers. On the other hand, it could've been worse.

— Richard Skinner (@richardmskinner) August 17, 2021

BREAKING: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19. His office says the Republican is vaccinated and has no symptoms. https://t.co/uJlvU1TDyy

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 17, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has Covid. Like Trump, Abbott will have access to the best healthcare, the best doctors, the best treatments, should he get symptoms.

The kids who he refuses to protect from Covid in his state's schools?

Not so much.

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 17, 2021

Here's Governor Greg Abbott at an event last night.

He banned mask mandates in the state of Texas.

Today he tested positive for covid. https://t.co/fFcVF2BzoP

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 17, 2021

30 years from now, it will be a crime to teach this in Texas schools https://t.co/SPwA3AVwxM

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) August 17, 2021

Nando’s has run out of chicken.#Brexit

— Sarah Ludford 🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@SarahLudford) August 17, 2021

"Nando's said the shortages were not affecting any of their outlets in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland."

The reason, presumably, being the thing we don't mention any more because we've moved on.https://t.co/uwMkSTfMIX

— Chris Grey (@chrisgreybrexit) August 17, 2021

"Exports from Ireland to Great Britain soar in post-Brexit trade imbalance"

Ireland's doing well out of our inability to implement incoming border checks. Meanwhile our own exports to Ireland cratered like an asteroid strike, down by 32%.

Thanks, Brexit!https://t.co/j3OKXmRXKu

— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@uk_domain_names) August 17, 2021

"Almost four in 10 Irish businesses are reporting delays to their supply chain as a consequence of Brexit, while a substantial proportion have changed their export strategies ahead of an expected swelling of Brexit red tape over the next year." https://t.co/1MGHxvGT3g

— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) August 17, 2021

Labour shortages in transport, warehousing & hospitality are in substantial part due to #Brexit but amazingly that word doesn’t feature even once in this BBC report…..Scottish pubs 'running out of beer' amid supply problems – BBC News https://t.co/qYvwjQZXX5

— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) August 16, 2021

Even the Simpsons realised that Brexit is shooting ourselves in the foot

Time is up for that drink in the last chance saloon@euromove @Andrew_Adonis pic.twitter.com/10twGz1eoA

— Jane Thomas (@CampaignJane) August 17, 2021