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| Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Admits Flaws in Afghanistan Withdrawal | Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Admits Flaws in Afghanistan Withdrawal |
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| The U.S. acknowledged that at the end of the Afghanistan war, the government should have started evacuations from the country earlier, a reversal from previous Biden administration statements. | The U.S. acknowledged that at the end of the Afghanistan war, the government should have started evacuations from the country earlier, a reversal from previous Biden administration statements. |
| The finding was tucked in a 12-page summary of the government’s review of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which led to the swift collapse of the Afghan government as the Taliban seized control of the country. | The finding was tucked in a 12-page summary of the government’s review of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which led to the swift collapse of the Afghan government as the Taliban seized control of the country. |
| As U.S. officials rushed to evacuate people from Kabul’s international airport, with Afghan allies hanging from airplanes amid a life-or-death scramble to escape the country, an Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed as many as 170 civilians and 13 U.S. service members. | As U.S. officials rushed to evacuate people from Kabul’s international airport, with Afghan allies hanging from airplanes amid a life-or-death scramble to escape the country, an Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed as many as 170 civilians and 13 U.S. service members. |
| Details: The summary, produced by the National Security Council and characterized as part of an “independent review,” largely defended the actions of President Biden and his administration. It places heavy blame on actions taken by former President Donald Trump, including his deal with the Taliban to withdraw American troops by the spring of 2021 and his later failure to share relevant transition materials with his successor’s team. | Details: The summary, produced by the National Security Council and characterized as part of an “independent review,” largely defended the actions of President Biden and his administration. It places heavy blame on actions taken by former President Donald Trump, including his deal with the Taliban to withdraw American troops by the spring of 2021 and his later failure to share relevant transition materials with his successor’s team. |
| Takeaway: The summary does not directly say that officials made mistakes as they discussed evacuating the country, but it says the government has changed policies to carry out such evacuations sooner when security conditions worsen. |