<story><title>U.S. Embassy in Kabul Tells Staff to Destroy Sensitive Material and Evacuate</title><url>https://text.npr.org/1027390545</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jdhn</author><text>This is going to be Saigon all over again. The pictures coming out of this will be remarkable. That being said, my thoughts go out to the Afghanis who helped us for decades as interpreters and other support roles. Both parties are failing those brave men and women in not expediting approval for them to come to the US, as their lives will assuredly be in danger if they stay in Afghanistan.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ren_engineer</author><text>then let it be another Saigon, what alternative did the US have than pull out? If you know anybody in the military they all say it&amp;#x27;s worse than it was years ago and only continuing to get worse&lt;p&gt;so the only option was pull out or continue with the sunk cost fallacy of thinking we can somehow fix Afghanistan by doubling down with another troop surge. I&amp;#x27;m glad we are finally admitting it was a failure</text></comment>
<story><title>U.S. Embassy in Kabul Tells Staff to Destroy Sensitive Material and Evacuate</title><url>https://text.npr.org/1027390545</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jdhn</author><text>This is going to be Saigon all over again. The pictures coming out of this will be remarkable. That being said, my thoughts go out to the Afghanis who helped us for decades as interpreters and other support roles. Both parties are failing those brave men and women in not expediting approval for them to come to the US, as their lives will assuredly be in danger if they stay in Afghanistan.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>onepunchedman</author><text>I really hope it won&amp;#x27;t be another Saigon, the videos coming out of the final days are harrowing. A lot of other countries are also closing their embassies for now, and seem to be more willing to bring home Afghans who&amp;#x27;ve helped. In Norway we&amp;#x27;re also bringing their families.</text></comment>