Virupa N Edara

Architect and Dreamer (the castle-building kind). Also, tweets and opinions have nothing to do with my husbander.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@Ktens Pantaloons

[Ajay Joe @joedelhi]

Left behind in Kabul. Alone. He waited 47 days.

K-9 Chaos was not a dog who did his job. He was a dog who had DECIDED, completely, permanently, without reservation, that Lieutenant Marcus Webb was coming back for him. No matter how long it took.

At Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on the morning of August 30th, 2021, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois sat in an empty aircraft hangar. The last American plane had left six hours ago. The evacuation was over.

Chaos had been left behind.

Not intentionally. The chaos of the withdrawal. The panic. The rush. Webb had been separated from Chaos during the final evacuation. Put on a different plane. Told Chaos would be on the next flight.

There was no next flight.

Chaos survived the first day alone. Waiting at the hangar where Webb had left him.

Chaos survived the first week. Scavenging food from abandoned military supplies.

Chaos survived 47 days in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Alone. Hiding. Waiting.

Because Chaos survived on the belief that Webb wouldn't leave him forever.

Back in the United States, Webb was losing his mind. Filed reports. Called congressmen. Contacted rescue organizations. Went on the news.

"I left my dog in Afghanistan," he said on CNN, his voice breaking. "I left my brother. And I'm going to get him back."

The military said it was impossible. Kabul had fallen. Taliban controlled the airport. No way to extract a dog.

Webb didn't care about impossible.

He contacted Pineapple Express, a veteran-run extraction operation. Gave them Chaos's last known location. Sent photos. Videos. Anything that could help.

For 47 days, Webb didn't sleep. Didn't eat properly. Just waited for news.

On October 16th, 2021, his phone rang.

"We found him," the voice said. "We found Chaos."

A rescue team had infiltrated Kabul. Used Webb's intel. Found Chaos still at the hangar. Still waiting. Forty-seven days later.

Chaos was emaciated. Dehydrated. Traumatized.

But alive.

The extraction took three days. Smuggling Chaos out of Taliban-controlled territory. Through checkpoints. Through danger.

But they got him out.

On October 19th, 2021, Chaos landed at Dulles International Airport. Webb was waiting on the tarmac.

When they opened the crate, Chaos didn't move. Stared at Webb like he was seeing a ghost.

"It's me, brother," Webb said, kneeling down. "I came back. I promised I'd come back."

Chaos stepped out slowly. Walked to Webb. Collapsed into his arms.

The reunion video went viral. Seventeen million views in three days.

But what people didn't see was what happened after.

For six months, Chaos wouldn't sleep unless Webb was in the room. Wouldn't eat unless Webb fed him. Wouldn't go outside unless Webb went first.

"He's terrified I'll leave him again," Webb said in an interview. "And I don't blame him. I left him once. In the worst place. At the worst time. He waited 47 days for me. And I'll spend the rest of my life making sure he knows I'm never leaving again."

Three years later, Chaos still sleeps with his head on Webb's chest. Still follows him everywhere.

Still making sure Webb doesn't disappear.

K-9 Chaos. Survived 47 days alone in Kabul. Extracted by heroes. Reunited with his handler. Home.
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[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@lavsmohan And watching PA updates 🐒

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@localteaparty And China also. But they’re like “brb we’re still celebrating Lunar New year”

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@TheDilliMirror Daylight spooks!! 🙏🏼

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@Theshashank_p AMPM

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

There are some Fridays in a year that aren’t “just another Friday”. ❤️

[Allari Naresh @allarinaresh]

#12ARailwayColony releases today… Every film is a new journey, a new version of me I hope you connect with. This one pushed me in ways I never expected, and I’m grateful to share it with you all.
As always, your support means everything to me…See you in the theatres! ❤️

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@lavsmohan The best part is the cough stays for longer.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

Hi @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence you guys are by far the WORST. Zero accountability and the worst response time. Using your service to run a business with immensely poor connectivity and even worse customer service was foolish on my part.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@TheDilliMirror Taj Bekal

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

@localteaparty Whether there is sealant to prevent feet from crumbling also by the Birkenstocks?

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

If life isn’t complicated enough, enroll your kid in an IB school.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

Now watching CSK’s first match in the IPL.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

Hi CSK bros. Let’s bounce back? Or atleast bounce out of the last place?

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

City lo roads have become molten lava level heat. 🫠

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

I don’t think iv watched a more painful match ever.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

The irony is my backup plan was to support SRH instead of whatever team is calling itself CSK this year. #facepalm

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

It’s basically like CSK forgot how to CSK anymore.

[Virupa N Edara @virupanedara]

When are the CSK matches going to begin?

[Local Tea Party @localteaparty]

WELCOME TO IPL 2025's FIRST MATCHHHH