The State Department's inspector general informed Congress that her office is opening a series of investigations into the Biden admin.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a letter obtained by NBCNews.
surfaced of desperate Afghans clinging to military planes as the administration scrambled to evacuate U.S. citizens, Afghan allies and U.S. visa holders.
Thirteen U.S. service members and more than 100 Afghans were killed later and scores more were wounded in a suicide attack outsidePresident Joe Biden has forcefully defended his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan despite criticism from both sides questioning how the administration handled closing the final chapter of the country's longest war.
"I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit," Biden said in a White House speech in late August, adding that the chaos was inevitable.to resettle 65,000 Afghans in the U.S. this year and 95,000 by next year.Frank Thorp V is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the Senate.
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