Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that the Department of Defense is launching a full investigation into the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that led to the deaths of 13 US soldiers under former President Joe Biden.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Hegseth announced, "On August 26, 2021, President Biden's administration led a chaotic withdrawal of US military and embassy officials from Afghanistan that led to the deaths of 13 US Service members and 170 civilians in a suicide bombing at the Kabul International Airport's Abbey Gate. President Trump and I have formally pledged full transparency for what transpired during our military withdrawal from Afghanistan."
Pete Hegseth orders comprehensive review of Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal
- by: Thomas Stevenson
- 2025-05-20
- Source:
The Post Millennial
- 05/20/2025
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