JUST IN - Taliban could capture Kabul in next 72 hours, according to a US intelligence assessment - CNN.
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1426263522237992965

Misc. Comments and reports:
China is preparing to recognize the Taliban once Kabul falls. Beijing has already secured agreements with Taliban during their visit to China. There were also Taliban visits to Russia and Iran.

Its impossible to express the frustration swelling within those who served in Afghanistan. My family included. So much pain and suffering and ZERO to show for it.

Pentagon says the first units of #US Marines already arrived in Kabul

The situation at the US Embassy in #Kabul is more dire than what the State Department is saying. Mail has stopped. Nearly all employees are packing up and a very small number will head to another location. Staff are gearing up to destroy sensitive papers, computers, phones.
https://twitter.com/TBowmanNPR/status/

From tech contractor in Kabul: "Rashid Dostum (anti-Talib warlord) is paying ANSDF Blackhawk pilots to fly north. $1million/bird. Pilot included."