The 2021 fall of Kabul was the capture of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul by the Taliban on 15 August 2021, the culmination of a military offensive that began in May 2021. U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III safely transported approximately 640 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport Aug. 15, 2021. At first it had been reported that the crew took 640 Afghans out of Kabul but the true number was 823 and includes 183 children whose presence on board wasn’t previously accounted for. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
  • House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has published an interim report assessing the administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal one year ago.
  • The 115-page report examines the Biden administration’s decisions and actions and the key mistakes that led to disastrous consequences for our Afghan allies and for the U.S. citizens left behind. 
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