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Republicans release report blaming Biden administration for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation efforts

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A report by Republicans in the US Congress criticizes the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, stating that the Biden administration was caught off guard by the Taliban's rapid recapture of Kabul. The report, led by Rep. Michael McCaul, alleges that the administration delayed evacuating non-combatants and prioritized "optics over security". Democrats have pushed back, accusing Republicans of excluding them from the investigation and rebuking the report's findings. The report also specifically targets Kamala Harris, suggesting she played a leading role in the withdrawal process.

  1. US
    US State Department
    1. However, we will not stand by silently as the department and its workforce are used to further partisan agendas.
  2. US
    Democratic Party
    1. We owe it to them to highlight the facts elicited in this investigation without undue spin and with respect for the seriousness of the subject and the witnesses who have voluntarily testified to us about it.
    2. We must continue to wrestle with these matters not to rewrite the past or assign partisan blame, but to identify lessons that can help us better fight and end wars in the future.
  3. US
    Gregory Meeks
    Democratic Party
    1. When former President Trump took office, there were approximately 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan. Days before leaving office, the former President ordered a further reduction to 2,500.
  4. US
    Michael McCaul
    Republican Party
    1. This is not about politics to me – it never has been.
    2. And the moral injury to America's veterans and those still serving remains a stain on this administration's legacy.
    3. It's about getting to the bottom of what happened so we can make sure it never happens again. And it's about finding who was responsible for this catastrophe so they can finally, after three long years, be held accountable.
    4. America's credibility on the world stage was severely damaged after we abandoned Afghan allies to Taliban reprisal killings — the people of Afghanistan we had promised to protect.

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sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.2024 US Presidential Election
  4. 4.US Politics
  5. 5.US under Joe Biden
  6. 6.Immigration to the US
  7. 7.Afghanistan under Taliban rule
  8. 8.War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.Democratic PartyUS
  3. 3.TalibanAF
  4. 4.White HouseUS
  5. 5.House of Representatives
  6. 6.US House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee
  7. 7.al-Qaeda
  8. 8.ISIL
  9. 9.ISIS-K
  10. 10.Special Inspector General for Afghanistan ReconstructionUS
  11. 11.US Marine Corp
  12. 12.US State DepartmentUS

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Kamala HarrisUS
  3. 3.Joe BidenUS
  4. 4.Michael McCaulUS
  5. 5.Anthony BlinkenUS
  6. 6.Gregory MeeksUS
  7. 7.Sharon Yang

technicals

  1. 1.Arlington National Cemetery
  2. 2.September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Republicans release report blaming Biden administration for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation efforts