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No One Has Resigned In 3 Years Since Afghanistan Withdrawal

The ‌content marks the third anniversary ​of the U.S.​ withdrawal from Afghanistan, which culminated⁤ in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport that resulted in the deaths of⁢ 13 American service members. This incident⁤ is considered a significant failure‌ of the Biden administration’s foreign policy, with no senior officials resigning or⁢ being dismissed in its wake. Many members of ‍the administration’s foreign policy team have remained in their roles despite ​this setback.

Former President Donald Trump commemorated the anniversary with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, criticizing the withdrawal as a ‌”botched” operation and highlighting the​ military equipment left behind that the‌ Taliban later​ showcased​ in a ⁣parade.‍ Trump used the anniversary to attack Vice President Kamala⁣ Harris, who claimed to be the last⁢ advisor in the room⁤ before the withdrawal​ decision, suggesting‌ her presence ⁢in that role was indicative of the administration’s failures.

The chaotic withdrawal and its aftermath ⁤have had a ‌lasting impact on⁣ veterans, prompting the Department of Veterans ⁤Affairs to provide resources for those struggling with the emotional toll of the events. Despite the widespread ‍criticism, a report indicates President Biden believes his administration did nothing wrong regarding the withdrawal.


Today is the third anniversary of the deadly American withdrawal from Afghanistan, when a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport killed 13 service members in the most humiliating foreign policy failure of the Biden administration. Not one senior official resigned or was fired.

The same major members of the foreign policy team in the White House today, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, and the national security adviser, remain in their roles despite the debacle in Afghanistan — a debacle from which the president’s approval rating never recovered.

Former President Donald Trump commemorated the event with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where he was joined by family members of some of the soldiers killed at the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul.

“This is the third anniversary of the BOTCHED Afghanistan withdrawal, the most EMBARRASSING moment in the history of our Country,” Trump wrote in an online post Monday morning. “Gross Incompetence — 13 DEAD American soldiers, hundreds of people wounded and dead, AMERICANS and BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT LEFT BEIND.”

“Russia then invaded Ukraine, Israel was attacked, and the USA became, and is, a laughing stock all over the World,” Trump added.

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 26, 2024

The Taliban marked the anniversary this month with a military parade featuring millions (and perhaps billions) of dollars in U.S. gear, complete with helicopters and armored vehicles to display the triumph over what is supposed to be the world’s most powerful nation.

Veterans 🇺🇸

This is the Taliban holding a military parade using US 🇺🇸 military equipment left behind after the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

When Biden/Harris sacrificed 13 soldiers to embarrass the US on a global stage.
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— Resist CBDC (@Resist_CBDC) August 23, 2024

Trump highlighted the parade at a campaign rally as an illustration of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ineptitude in dealing with foreign affairs. Harris bragged on CNN three years ago about being the last person in the room to advise the commander-in-chief on the botched withdrawal.

“Were you the last person in the room?” Dana Bash asked the vice president.

“Yes,” Harris said.

“And you feel comfortable?” Bash pressed.

“I do,” Harris responded.

🚨Kamala Harris was behind the botched Afghanistan withdrawal that resulted in 13 dead American service members:

CNN: “Joe Biden just made a really big decision—Afghanistan—were you the last person in the room?”

Kamala: “Yes.”

CNN: “And you feel comfortable?”

Kamala: “I do.” pic.twitter.com/GyNdBaZDry

— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) August 26, 2024

“Two days ago,” Trump said in Pennsylvania earlier this month, “I watched a parade of the Taliban in Afghanistan. … They were showing all of our equipment they took from America. … [Kamala Harris] bragged about being the last person in the room that night, the night that they decided” to withdraw.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: “Two days ago, I watched a parade of the Taliban in Afghanistan, they were showing all our equipment they took from America– $85 billion worth… Kamala bragged about being the last person in the room the night that decision was made.”

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— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) August 17, 2024

The chaos in Afghanistan was so traumatic for former military members that the Department of Veterans Affairs released an outline of resources for veterans coping with the scenes from overseas.

“Veterans who served in Afghanistan may be experiencing a range of challenging emotions related to the U.S withdrawal from the country and the events unfolding now,” the department said just days before the bombing that killed 13. “Veterans who served during other conflicts may also be feeling strong emotions as they may be reminded of their own deployment experiences.”

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According to a report in February, however, President Biden doesn’t think anyone in his administration did anything wrong.

“No one offered to resign,” Politico reporter Alexander Ward wrote in a book, “in large part because the president didn’t believe anyone had made a mistake.”

In fact, a report from the Biden administration last year blamed Trump for the botched withdrawal.

“Transitions matter,” national security spokesman John Kirby said. “That’s the first lesson learned here. And the incoming administration wasn’t afforded much of one.”

“The fact that no one has been fired,” Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, said on a press call with reporters Monday afternoon, “suggests that we have a real crisis of leadership in this country.”

Republicans on Capitol Hill, however, have stalled a comprehensive investigation into the administration’s failures over Afghanistan. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has been so slow that a senior investigator on the panel resigned in protest of the probe’s progress. Jerry Dunleavy, a former investigative reporter for the Washington Examiner and co-author of Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End, wrote in his resignation letter earlier this month that “investigative leads have been repeatedly stymied by our chief investigator and by senior staff.”


Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at [email protected]. Sign up for Tristan’s email newsletter here.



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