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America’s allies will think twice about trusting it in the future as US credibility suffers another blow.

Not having the capability to evacuate American citizens to Kabul airport adds another black eye to American’s withdrawal debacle.

The Defense Department begins releasing pictures from Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said that Taliban troops will not enter Kabul as they expect a peaceful transfer of power.

Mazar-i-Sharif is Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city and was heavily defended. But fell without much of a fight.

“This is not abandonment. This is not an evacuation. This is not a wholesale withdrawal,” the State Department incredulously said.

Putin hinted that a Sino-Russian military alliance is possible. “We don’t need it, but, theoretically, it’s quite possible to imagine it.”

The situation in Lashkar Gar is dire, with the Afghan commandos and allied airstrikes the only bulwarks against the Taliban.

Following the latest Iranian hijack, tensions are building up in the Persian Gulf.

“This is another major blow to al-Shabaab’s means to wage war against the Somali people,” Somalia’s government said.

“There is no justification for this attack, which follows a pattern of attacks and other belligerent behavior,” Secretary Blinken said.

A crucial component in the fight against the Taliban, the Afghan commandos will now call Turkey their new training home.