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Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Top former generals say planning failures of Biden administration drove chaotic fall of Kabul (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The final two weeks of the U.S. presence was marred by a deadly Abbey Gate suicide bombing in Kabul that took the lives of 13 service members.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Top retired US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

  5. The Guardian

    Biden administration failures drove the fall of Kabul, say top former US generals (opens The Guardian)

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    Retired generals Mark Milley and Frank McKenzie, who oversaw evacuation of Afghanistan, said it was poorly planned

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