Republicans, Democrats on House Foreign Affairs Panel Issue Dueling Afghanistan Withdrawal Reports

The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee has released findings from its three-year probe into the United States’ chaotic August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, while Democrat committee members have issued their own minority staff memorandum on the investigation. The committee’s report places responsibility for events leading up to the Aug. 26, 2021, Abbey Gate bombing—which left more than 180 dead, including 13 U.S. service members—on President Joe Biden and his White House advisers. “The evidence proves President Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops was not based on the security situation, the Doha Agreement, or the advice of his senior national security advisors or our allies,” the 345-page “Willful Blindness” report states....