Retired Generals Criticize Biden Administration Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

Testimony reveals delayed evacuation and insufficient intelligence led to chaotic exit and rapid Taliban takeover.

Two of America's highest-ranking retired generals, Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, detailing errors and misjudgments in the Afghanistan withdrawal.
The generals criticized the Biden administration for the chaotic withdrawal, highlighting a delayed evacuation order and a lack of adequate intelligence gathering.
Milley and McKenzie recommended maintaining a small U.S. presence in Afghanistan, but President Biden opted for a complete withdrawal, leading to a rapid Taliban takeover.
The testimony revealed a rift between the Defense and State Departments over the withdrawal's execution, with criticism directed at the State Department's late evacuation order.
The chaotic withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover have had lasting impacts, including a humanitarian crisis and the loss of American and Afghan lives.