PRAY FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF OUR FORCES FROM KABUL

August 27, 2021

American forces leave Kabul

The early stages of a deployment and the drawing down of forces are always the most dangerous times in a war. Hostile forces try to take advantage of the chaos as IS-K did yesterday. Thousands of Afghan civilian men, women and children with or without require papers mix in with U.S. military and civilians who wait in ninety degree weather while armed Taliban soldiers hover nearby. Meanwhile, the checkpoints at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul become chokepoints and easy targets for IS-K forces and another hostile attack appears imminent. Please pray for the safe return of our forces from Kabul.

American forces first entered Afghanistan in 2001 in an attempt to arrest Osama bin-Laden and to search and destroy al-Qaida. This required toppling the Taliban regime. However, the persistence of the Taliban and the tribal fighting kept the U.S. and British forces constantly engaged and frustrated any attempts at nation building. Eventually NATO troops deployed to Afghanistant, but this country, known as the “Graveyard of Empires” proved too difficult and costly to conquer.

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American forces evacuate Afghan citizens from Kabul. Pray for the safe return of our forces from Kabul
Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron help passengers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Photo credit: Air Force Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen (DOD Photo)
American forces evacuate Afghan citizens from Kabul. Pray for the safe return of our forces from Kabul
U.S. Marines, along with British and Turkish forces assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. Photo credit: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla (DoD photo.)
American forces evacuate Afghan citizens from Kabul. Pray for the safe return of our forces from Kabul
A Marine hands water to evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation in Afghanistan. Photo credit: Marine Corps Sgt. Isaiah Campbell
American forces evacuate Afghan citizens from Kabul. Pray for the safe return of our forces from Kabul
Airmen prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. The Defense Department is committed to supporting the State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to safely evacuate Afghan allies.
Photo credit: Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul



Feature photo: Soldiers from Task Force Stalwart, composed of soldiers from 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pose for a group photo in Afghanistan. Army and Marine Corps officials stressed to lawmakers April 18 the urgency in modernizing ground forces amid an increasingly challenging security environment. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jasmine L. Flowers

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