The State Department released a declassified version of its long-anticipated report examining the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, unveiling the harshest critique of any of the administration's efforts to examine its own handling of the crisis to date.
June 30, 2023, 7:35 PMHundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021.The State Department released a declassified version of its long-anticipated report Friday examining the U.S. withdrawal from, unveiling the harshest critique of any of the administration's efforts to examine its own handling of the crisis to date.
But that initial summary painted the Biden administration in far more glowing terms, asserting that the president "undertook a deliberate, intensive, rigorous, and inclusive decision-making process" but was constrained byThe State Department's review finds that some of the choices made by Biden "compounded the difficulties" diplomats faced in Afghanistan, such as the speed at which the military withdrew and handing over Bagram Air Base to the Afghan government in July of...
While the White House previously said that Biden directed government agencies to prepare for "all contingencies," the State Department inquiry found disorganization in the highest level of government, saying it was "unclear who in the department had the lead" on evacuation efforts. Though estimates for how long Afghanistan's military could retain control varied, the State Department review claims U.S. officials did not sufficiently plan for a worst-case scenario and failed to take decisive action once it became clear that scenario was a reality.
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