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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Biden administration responsible for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pentagon report reveals

AP

An after-action report of the final withdrawal of US forces and civilians from Kabul faulted the Biden administration for the chaos that unfolded in the final days of the occupation of Afghanistan.

In the declassified report, published by The Washington Post on Saturday evening, officials at the Pentagon said specific decisions – or lack thereof – contributed to the problems faced by US forces, who were tasked with securing and holding Hamid Karzai international airport as greater Kabul fell to the Taliban.

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