Escape velocity
The evacuation of Afghanistan was likened to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. What were the logistics of that operation?
— Although most US troops had left Vietnam, 5,000 civilians remained. Some left during the month, but ambassador Graham Martin gave the order to evacuate everyone only on 29 April.
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