Afghanistan – Aug. 29th – Live Updates 21:20Z: Situation in Kabul Deceptively Calm, The Worst Yet to Come

[UPDATE – Aug 29, 09:15Z] – State Department Order ‘Blocks’ Private Flights for Americans Conducting Unauthorized Rescue Missions to Afghanistan The Biden administration has issued orders that will make the unauthorized rescue and extraction missions to get Americans and Afghan allies out of country significantly more difficult. Amid widespread reports of rescue efforts from groups like Task Force Pineapple, Task Force Dunkirk, and Team America, the U.S. State Department has issued an advisory to nations surrounding Afghanistan to deny support to aircraft conducting such operations in Afghanistan. A current snapshot of air traffic currently over Afghanistan shows no flights, and…