[jacksonkmarley]

Seems like the Taliban are holding back to allow foreign personnel to evacuate. I wonder if that is part of an explicit agreement, or just them not wanting to create problems for themselves when they've already clearly won.

[rrrrrrrrrrrryan]

Hunting down a retreating enemy has always been a bad war tactic.

The only thing it can accomplish is creating additional casualties on your side, and you gain no additional turf.

Killing them while they're trying to retreat just makes them turn around and start shooting back, because if they're going to die no matter what, they might as well go down in a blaze of glory.

[rightbyte]

Giving safe passage for a defeated enemy is an ageold courtesy. Having an airborne brigade fighting with their backs against the wall is probably not what a militia wants.