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There is no flag at the US embassy and the top US diplomat has left. This posting is out of date. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-58219963 https://www.

• cushychicken 5y ago
  The NYT reported this morning that the US embassy at Kabul has now been completely evacuated. The skeleton crew left has been relocated to the international airport. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-news https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghan...
• the-dude 5y ago
  Have you considered that is exactly the reason why it is here on HN? Would it have been newsworthy if the embassy was up, functional and working as intended?
  • upofadown 5y ago
    Pretty sure that parent poster was pointing out that this was an unamusing and obvious coincidence, and thus not worthy of a post.
• robot_no_419 5y ago
  I am about to blow your mind with this crazy thing called "situational irony"