Flashback: Kabul evacuation mirrors America’s 1975 retreat from Vietnam
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Fall of Saigon
In March 1975, two years after American troops withdrew from Vietnam, the South Vietnamese forces fell into disarray after the US House of Representatives rejected $300 million in military aid for the Asian nation.
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North v South
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Frequent Wind
The Vietnam operation, dubbed Frequent Wind, saw more than 7,000 Vietnamese civilians evacuated from Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh) on 29 and 30 April 1975.
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History repeats
Earlier this week, America carried out a similar operation in Kabul as Taliban insurgents closed in on the Afghan city in a bid to regain control of the country. With American troops all but gone, the militia prevailed and are now seated at the helm.
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Collateral damage
Even as the Taliban’s offensive continues, many people are trying to leave the capital but with commercial flights in and out of the country restricted, there seems to be no way out for the civilians facing the consequences of a hurried American exit after nearly two decades.