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One of the Biden administration's first black eyes occurred just months after he took office. The disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan discredited America and scarred generations of veterans.
Perhaps the most notable event three years ago was the Kabul airport explosion. The attack killed 13 U.S. soldiers and about 170 Afghans.
There have been congressional hearings and two investigations into what happened after the attack. The Biden administration undoubtedly wants to close this chapter, but one video cast doubt on the U.S. government's claims.
caught on camera
CNN released a report on video filmed by a Marine Corps GoPro on the day of the Kabul airport bombing. Video shows heavy gunfire occurring during and after the explosion.
The video corroborates what members of the military have been claiming since the attack. Some say they were burned. and counterattack. But the Pentagon remained firm in its claim that no such gunfight occurred.
The Department of Defense claims the soldiers may have been “confused” after they believed they had experienced multiple shootings. A statement released by the Pentagon cited only three gunfights.
It is claimed that these three shooting incidents occurred almost simultaneously as US and British troops fired small-scale shots as 'warning shots'. However, the video obtained and analyzed by CNN paints a completely different picture.
The shooting was widespread and sustained, according to video and interviews with a dozen unnamed soldiers. An anonymous soldier told CNN:
“It was a mass shooting.”
The video contains a total of 11 episodes lasting 4 minutes. That's quite a difference from having three small shootings happening at the same time.
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hole in the story
In addition to troubling discrepancies in gunfire activity between what the Pentagon claims and what the video shows, there are claims that not everyone who died that day was killed in the explosion. The Ministry of Defense claims the three warning shots did not hit anyone.
Essentially, they claim that everyone who died that day, including 13 soldiers and about 170 Afghans, were killed in the explosion. However, witnesses to the incident claim otherwise.
Dr. Sayeed Ahmadi, former director of Wazir Akhbar Khan Hospital in Kabul, gave information contradicting the defense ministry's claims. Now living in Finland, he feels safe enough to share his memories of what happened that day.
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He removed bullets from wounded Afghans and claims about a dozen people died from gunshot wounds. ~ no As a result of an explosion. He told CNN:
“Blast injuries mean serious injuries and a lot of holes in the body. But the people who were shot only had one or two holes in their chest or head.”
Dr. Ahmadi explains the difference between bullet extraction and ball bearing extraction, which is often packaged as a suicide bomb.
“Of course, if you look at a bullet, it is completely different from a ball bearing. “Everyone knows whether he is a soldier or a doctor,” he said.
What should the Department of Defense say about this information?
There is nothing to see here
For now, the Pentagon is sticking to that story. Dr. Ahmadi's testimony was never called, and the Afghan witness statements were not considered in the investigation at the time.
When asked why Afghan witnesses were not included, Public Affairs Advisor Lt. Col. Rob Lodewick explained, “It was because the scope and focus of the U.S. operation was not required.” Lt-Col Lodewick went on to say of the investigation:
“…there is no overwhelming need to pursue Afghanistan-focused external intelligence.”
Perhaps the real reason Dr. Ahmadi's testimony was not considered was fear of what might be revealed. There are also suspicions that Dr. Ahmadi lied under duress, just as there is a possibility that the Department of Defense may be covering up the fact that U.S. troops may have intentionally killed Afghan civilians.
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The doctor told CNN that he received two calls after the explosion to stop recording people who died in the blast and others who died from gunshot wounds. In one phone call he said:
“He spoke Dari fluently. He asked me, ‘What are you doing, doctor? You love your life. You love your family. This is not a good idea when collecting data. It will create a big dangerous situation for you. We need to stop this as quickly as possible.”
If his claims are true, the question is who made the call?
history repeats itself
Will the American people, the Afghans left behind, veterans of the war forever, and the families of the 13 fallen ever know the truth about what happened that day? Students of history would argue otherwise.
Memories of the lies surrounding the death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman have some wondering whether the same scenario may have played out at Kabul Airport three years ago. In a CNN report, Rep. Matt Waltz said:
“I was amazed by the CNN report that just came out showing never-before-seen footage of the Marines who were there.”
The congressman then asked:
“…Why wasn’t that included in the two previous Pentagon investigations?”
If I had to guess, it's probably because it makes the Pentagon and its “leaders” look bad. As tensions rise in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Asia, the American people must demand truth and accountability from the Department of Defense.
Otherwise, American families risk sending their sons and daughters into a more permanent war, with the possibility that they will never learn the truth behind what happens to them in foreign lands.
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