National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin outlines the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and what lead up to the Taliban takeover on 'The Faulkner Focus.'
which was originally supposed to take place in May 2021. Biden ultimately decided to proceed with removing the military"unconditionally" by September 11, 2021, despite pushback.
"All of his national security advisers advise against pulling all U.S. troops out," Griffin recounted. In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, flag-draped transfer cases line the inside of a C-17 Globemaster II Aug. 29, 2021, prior to a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
Pushback over a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces was not exclusive to the Biden White House, though. Griffin noted there was concern during then-President Trump's tenure over the implications of removing all U.S. forces. Critics have blamed Biden, however, for what has been described as one of the most significant foreign policy failures in history followingin the Kabul airport explosion, alongside at least 170 Afghan civilians. "Aug. 30, 2021, the United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, hoping to end America's longest war," Griffin recalled. The Biden White House has also faced scrutiny for leaving Americans, Afghan allies and military equipment behind enemy lines.
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