The report released by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Sept. 9 alleges that the decision to withdraw from Kabul led to disorganized conditions and disregarded military warnings, eventually causing the loss of 13 U.S. military personnel in a Kabul suicide bombing. It also implies that political plans were prioritized over national security concerns.
"Our investigation reveals the Biden-Harris administration had the information and opportunity to take necessary steps to plan for the inevitable collapse of the Afghan government, so we could safely evacuate U.S. personnel, American citizens, green card holders, and our brave Afghan allies. At each step of the way, however, the administration picked optics over security," wrote HFAC Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) in the report.
"As a result of the Biden-Harris administration's failure to plan for all contingencies, the U.S. government conducted an emergency evacuation without the necessary personnel, supplies, and equipment. The administration's dereliction of duty placed U.S. servicemembers and U.S. State Department personnel in mortal danger, where the Taliban – our sworn enemy – became the first line of defense. As a direct result of the failure to plan for all contingencies, 13 U.S. servicemembers and 170 Afghans were murdered in a terrorist attack at Abbey Gate on Aug. 26, 2021, and 45 U.S. servicemembers and countless Afghans were injured. This was preventable." (Related: Biden blasted by members of his own party for disorganized, disastrous, ill-planned pull-out of Afghanistan, leaving thousands of Americans in the lurch.)
McCaul added the withdrawal has damaged U.S. credibility, emboldened America's adversaries, and made the country more at risk of an attack emanating from Afghanistan.
"And the moral injury to our veterans and servicemembers is generational. The administration's unconditional surrender and the abandonment of our Afghan allies, who fought alongside the U.S. military against the Taliban – their brothers in arms – is a stain on this administration."
Biden administration officials only testified following subpoenas
According to the report, officials in the current administration – including former U.S. Army Gen. Austin Miller and former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki – were interviewed by the HFAC as part of the investigation. But testimonies were only obtained following either a subpoena or a threat of contempt of Congress. McCaul added that even now, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan continue to ignore the committee's summons to testify.
Sharon Yang, White House spokeswoman for oversight and investigations, disregarded the GOP report – calling it biased and based upon selective facts. She stressed that the decision to withdraw was tough but necessary to divert resources to other threats and conclude the extended conflict.
In response to accusations that the report's release was politically motivated, McCaul said delaying tactics from the White House and military leaders pushed back his probe by almost two years. The Texas congressman said he would have preferred the report be released earlier than Sept. 9.
"In fact, I would have preferred it be released in late 2021 or 2022 – directly after the withdrawal and emergency evacuation. Instead, congressional Democrats provided political cover for the Biden-Harris administration."
The report recommended reestablishing a Crisis Bureau within the State Department to deal with emergency evacuation situations and prevent comparable military disasters in the future.
"While this was a thorough and comprehensive investigation, there are still unanswered questions, and more information must be gathered if we are to ensure such a catastrophe never happens again," McCaul concluded.
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