I quite agree. I'd add how the only folk who really know the pointlessness of it - and learn from it, are the normal folk at the sharp end. It's only positive is for supportive politicians and shareholders of the like of Halliburton.
The Grauniad pegs it at 640. See: www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/17/afghanistan-striking-image-appears-to-show-640-people-fleeing-kabul-in-packed-us-military-plane
(, Tue 17 Aug 2021, 11:16, Reply)