Hegseth Orders Probe Into 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawal, Previous Investigations

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to investigate August 2021’s “chaotic withdrawal” from Afghanistan. Hegseth also said he wants to “thoroughly examine previous investigations” into decisions made by the Biden administration before the suicide bombing at Kabul International Airport’s Abbey Gate that killed 13 service members and more than 170 civilians. Hegseth said in a May 20 memorandum to Pentagon and combatant commanders that since assuming his post, he’s been “engaged in a review of this catastrophic event” and has “concluded that we need to conduct a comprehensive review to ensure that accountability for this event is met and that the complete picture is provided to the American people.”...