Today marks the two-year anniversary of the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and the capital’s fall to the Taliban — a withdrawal that ranks among the worst foreign policy blunders in our nation’s history.
Biden, who repeatedly promised it would be done “responsibly, deliberately, and safely,” still insists he was “right” about the botched withdrawal. Instead, 13 U.S. servicemembers lost their lives and billions of dollars of military equipment was left behind for the Taliban, who assumed control of Afghanistan in mere days.
Since the disastrous withdrawal, the Biden administration has attempted to bury accountability for the chaos.
But it didn’t have to be that way. For months, the Biden administration played down the implications of a rushed withdrawal and insisted the U.S. Embassy would not be abandoned — then blamed everyone else when they failed.
Meanwhile, the families of the fallen American heroes and the allies Biden left behind are still waiting for answers — two years later.
