{"id":1862595,"date":"2023-02-27T18:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1862595"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:06:26","slug":"bidens-uncoordinated-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-put-taliban-in-power-ig-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-uncoordinated-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-put-taliban-in-power-ig-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s &#8216;Uncoordinated&#8217; Withdrawal From Afghanistan Put Taliban in Power, IG Report Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-uncoordinated-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-put-taliban-in-power-ig-report-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1862595&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s administration &#8220;abrupt&#8221;  &#8220;uncoordinated&#8221; According to an inspector general report, Afghanistan&#8217;s exit contributed to the Taliban&#8217;s quick takeover in August 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/watchdog-report-on-afghan-collapse-points-to-lack-of-oversight-97ee9fde?mod=hp_lead_pos4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/watchdog-report-on-afghan-collapse-points-to-lack-of-oversight-97ee9fde?mod%3Dhp_lead_pos4&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677619019681000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0S-gNOv7Gc18tIxbm8XjNJ\">Reviewed<\/a> By the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Poor record-keeping on weaponry is blamed in the report. &#8220;lack of systemic planning&#8221; The Taliban fighters were responsible for the fall of the Afghan army. They left behind $7.2 billion worth of U.S. military equipment. These equipment included weapons, biometric devices and aircraft. In 2021, the database that was used to track Afghanistan&#8217;s equipment crashed, rendering it impossible to compile a complete list of abandoned items. <em>Journal<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These findings are a year and half after the chaotic withdrawal of the country by the Biden administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/four-marines-killed-in-afghan-airport-bombing\/\">This was the result.<\/a> thirteen U.S. military personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on Kabul&#8217;s airport. Notes from the Situation Room leaked by <em>Axios<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/white-house-was-brainstorming-afghan-evacuation-as-kabul-fell\/\">Show<\/a> White House officials began to brainstorm evacuation plans just one day before Taliban fighters attacked the capital.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The inspector general report criticizes the Department of Defense for not responding to deadlines and questions. The department meanwhile criticized the assertions made in the report that the military had abruptly abandoned the country. <em>Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/watchdog-report-on-afghan-collapse-points-to-lack-of-oversight-97ee9fde?mod=hp_lead_pos4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/watchdog-report-on-afghan-collapse-points-to-lack-of-oversight-97ee9fde?mod%3Dhp_lead_pos4&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677619019681000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0S-gNOv7Gc18tIxbm8XjNJ\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>In a written response, the Defense Department claimed that it had cooperated in the investigation. The Defense Department also stated that it disputed this characterization and provided written responses for the inspector general&#8217;s queries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>The Pentagon also disapproved of some key findings in this report, such as that U.S. troops abruptly left Afghanistan and stopped providing assistance to Afghan allies. The Pentagon&#8217;s response to the report states that U.S. officials had been in touch with Afghan leaders during the period preceding withdrawal and assured them it would continue providing security assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Lt. Col. said that the Pentagon has provided input and is aware of this report. Rob Lodewick, spokesperson for the Pentagon. &#8220;However, it would be premature to comment on the report before it&#8217;s been published and released.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Terrorists in Pakistan trying to seize control of the Kashmir region are <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/report-pakistani-terrorists-using-weapons-biden-left-behind-in-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/report-pakistani-terrorists-using-weapons-biden-left-behind-in-afghanistan\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677619019681000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2iim7Wb9pgfrDTTFETZz62\">reportedly<\/a> Use of U.S. military arms in Afghanistan. Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/chinese-propagandists-capitalize-on-biden-admins-afghanistan-withdrawal-defense-report-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?post_type%3Dpost%26p%3D1662672&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677619019681000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2XNYY2_flNKXCDCnXlzBcU\">propagandists<\/a> Many have cited the example of American weakness as the chaotic withdrawal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s &#8220;abrupt&#8221; and &#8220;uncoordinated&#8221; exit from Afghanistan contributed to the Taliban&#8217;s rapid takeover of the country in August 2021, according to a forthcoming inspector general report reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.<br \/>\nThe post Biden&#8217;s &#8216;Uncoordinated&#8217; Withdrawal From Afghanistan Put Taliban in Power, IG Report Finds appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":853581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[19880,7228,3706,5084,3819,3764,8050],"class_list":["post-1862595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-uncoordinated","tag-afghanistan","tag-bidens","tag-power","tag-report","tag-taliban","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}