{"id":658377,"date":"2021-08-18T12:06:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658377"},"modified":"2021-08-18T12:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:06:38","slug":"mayhemthis-was-nuts-cnn-reports-kabul-airport-in-chaos-despite-white-house-assurances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayhemthis-was-nuts-cnn-reports-kabul-airport-in-chaos-despite-white-house-assurances\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mayhem\u2026This Was Nuts\u2019: CNN Reports Kabul Airport In Chaos Despite White House Assurances"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayhemthis-was-nuts-cnn-reports-kabul-airport-in-chaos-despite-white-house-assurances%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658377&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234734838.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, who has been covering the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan from outside the relative safety of Kabul airport\u2019s military sector, called the situation Wednesday \u201cmayhem\u201d and \u201cnuts,\u201d despite White House assurances that the airport is secure and evacuations are proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said Wednesday that the United States military is in full control of Kabul airport and that flights are up and running, with a plan to evacuate as many American citizens and Afghan nationals with visas as possible before the U.S. withdrawals completely at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>But the situation outside the Kabul airport gates appears to be very different from the scenes inside, according to CNN\u2019s Ward \u2014 and it is more in line with State Department statements made Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. government could not guarantee the safety of Americans traveling to Kabul\u2019s airport, and statements made by Biden administration officials indicating that there are no official plans to rescue Americans located outside of Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely chaotic,\u201d Ward told CNN\u2019s Brianne Keilar in a morning report from Kabul. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4588235294118\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shots ring out behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clarissaward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clarissaward<\/a> \u2013 as she stands less than 200 yards from the entrance of the Kabul airport. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely chaotic, she says. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely dangerous.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3iNgULO0fO\">pic.twitter.com\/3iNgULO0fO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brikeilarcnn\/status\/1427952278409859075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ward then related a terrifying story about the Taliban guards waiting outside the airport gates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo Taliban fighters just came up with their pistols, and they were ready to pistol-whip [our producer],\u201d she said, with what appear to be the sounds of gunshots behind her. \u201cWe had to intervene and scream..I\u2019ve covered all sorts of crazy situations. This was mayhem. This was nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.402402402402\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It got worse after this, Clarissa reports. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two Taliban fighters just came up with their pistols, and they were ready to pistol whip [our producer]. We had to intervene and scream\u2026 I&#8217;ve covered all sorts of crazy situations. This was mayhem. This was nuts.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9dd8z1cSA\">https:\/\/t.co\/S9dd8z1cSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brikeilarcnn\/status\/1427966659965423625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is important to see,\u201d another CNN commenter said, shocked, following Ward\u2019s report, \u201cbecause what we are seeing now is the disconnect between what the United States says is happening and needs to happen, with what&nbsp;<em>can <\/em>happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ward fired back, \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s so crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Afghans are still gathering in massive crowds outside the airport, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/taliban-block-routes-to-kabul-airport-hampering-evacuations-from-afghanistan-11629279556\">the Wall Street Journal added<\/a>, and there are few clear roads \u2014 and most of those are \u201ccrowded\u201d by \u201cTaliban checkpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfghans and Westerners stranded in Kabul after Sunday\u2019s Taliban takeover started trickling into the city\u2019s U.S.-controlled airport for evacuation flights, but entry remained extremely difficult, with Taliban checkpoints on most access roads and no clear system to bring people in,\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Kabul\u2019s Hamid Karzai International Airport, crowds of Afghans continued to gather along the perimeter, trying to flee the country. U.S. Marines focused mostly on keeping people from coming close. As a result, many of the evacuation flights continued leaving with empty seats even as tens of thousands of Afghans who worked with Western governments clamored for a way out before the Taliban track them down,\u201d the WSJ reported.<\/p>\n<p>Taliban fighters, desperate to control those desperate to leave, are beating and whipping even women and children, according to a Los Angeles Times photojournalist, also on the ground outside Kabul airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.997159090909\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*GRAPHIC WARNING* Taliban fighters use gunfire, whips, sticks and sharp objects to maintain crowd control over thousands of Afghans who continue to wait for a way out, on airport road. At least half dozen were wounded while I was there, including a woman and her child. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kabul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kabul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a2KzNPx07R\">pic.twitter.com\/a2KzNPx07R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Yam \u6587\u706b (@yamphoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yamphoto\/status\/1427704925379760134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An unconfirmed report from Reuters noted that the Taliban fighters were firing warning shots into the air to try to disperse the crowds outside the airport gates.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the WSJ notes based on Biden administration statements, an \u201cestimated 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. citizens remain in Afghanistan, senior Biden administration officials told Senate staff during a private briefing on Tuesday, a Senate aide said. The U.S. military evacuated 1,100 American citizens, U.S. permanent residents and their families on Tuesday, according to a White House official. In total, the U.S. has evacuated 3,200 people so far and <a class=\"icon none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/afghans-in-america-try-to-save-family-members-as-options-dwindle-11629142979?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relocated to the U.S.<\/a> 2,000 Afghans who were approved for special immigrant visas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and <span class=\"il\">counter-cultural<\/span> outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615934302565000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOV8alRjqO61ImZWCRpqOILgWzkg\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, who has been covering the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan from outside the relative safety of Kabul airport\u2019s military sector, called the situation Wednesday \u201cmayhem\u201d and \u201cnuts,\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-658377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}