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BREAKING @ABC — US special operations vets carried out daring mission to save Afghan allies — 500 smuggled into Kabul Airport on Weds night in complex, heart-pounding op by Americans determined not to leave comrades behindhttps://t.co/yiTjNQV8Tjhttps://t.co/yiTjNQV8Tj

— James Gordon Meek (@meekwire) August 27, 2021

Like so many of you, Michelle and I were heartbroken to hear about the terrorist attack outside the Kabul airport that killed and wounded so many U.S. service members, as well as Afghan men, women, and children.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 27, 2021

Amazing how the Taliban got that list right after the CIA Director dropped by

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 27, 2021

To those who are politicizing the Afghanistan disaster because you hate President Biden; where were you when Trump abandoned our allies, the Kurds.

— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) August 26, 2021

On October 23, 1983, a terrorist drove a truck filled with explosives into Marine HQ in Beirut, killing 241 Marines. That came 6 months after a terrorist attack on the US embassy killed 63. No Dems called on Reagan to resign, or said he should be impeached.

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) August 27, 2021

I know it's from my own show, and I know it's inspired by @saletan's excellent Slate piece and research, but this is the best thing you will see on TV all day. I promise.

The hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo on Afghanistan - then and now - watch/share/enjoy:pic.twitter.com/W3bED3wtZn

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 27, 2021

What the world is seeing now in Afghanistan is what the world chose to ignore for far too long. War is hell. It always has been. And it always will be. Its currency is death, dismemberment, desperation, and fear. It doesn’t end in parades. It ends in caskets.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 26, 2021

Despite the horrific terrorist bombings outside Kabul’s airport yesterday, approximately 12,500 people were evacuated over the past 24 hours by the U.S. military. Roughly 105,000 people have been evacuated since August 14, and 110,600 people since the end of July.

— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) August 27, 2021

Mike Pompeo is trying to rewrite history with Afghanistan. But don’t worry, we use the magic of TV to set the record straight. pic.twitter.com/sM5ZZ2REEE

— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) August 27, 2021

"I have been fighting for 17 years. I am willing to throw it all away to say to my senior leaders, I demand accountability." - Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller on the failures in Afghanistan that led to American servicemen dying. pic.twitter.com/JPH3nTctrG

— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 27, 2021