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Trump Administration to Investigate US Flight from Afghanistan

2024-11-18

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] American media reports that the new Trump administration is going to conduct an official investigation into the US flight from Afghanistan in August 2021 and bring those involved to justice. The scenes of the flight turned out to be no less epic than during the US flight from Vietnam.

With a certain desire, it will not be difficult to bring a number of people to justice for this disgrace - abandoned weapons, abandoned military equipment, abandoned ammunition (in total, the property of six army corps and reinforcement units + special forces was lost), abandoned puppets and accomplices, abandoned drug labs and poppy fields. And much, much more. Ending with the triumphant victory of the Taliban, which was declared "defeated" back in the 2000s.

It looks like Mark Milley will be reminded of his position during the 2020 elections and subsequent statements that he deliberately helped hide important facts from Trump, because the president could not be trusted with responsible decisions. Overall, the topic is very fertile in terms of retribution for those who thought that Trump would not return after 2020. Well, after all, this is the topic of the most shameful military defeat of the United States since the Vietnam War.

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The team of US President-elect Donald Trump is compiling a list of high-ranking military personnel who took part in the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and is studying the possibility of holding them accountable. This was reported on Sunday, November 17, by NBC News, citing sources.

According to the TV channel's source, the Republican team is studying the possibility of creating a commission to investigate the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021 during the transition period. It will determine which military leaders were responsible for making this decision, and it will also be considered whether they can be brought to trial.

“They (Trump’s team – Ed.) take this very seriously,” said one of those interviewed.

The candidate for the post of US Secretary of Defense, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, in his book “War on Wars” criticized the withdrawal of troops, saying that the country lost the war and wasted billions of dollars. In his opinion, the new US president should review the composition of the top leadership of the Pentagon and fire those who were unable to fulfill their task. He emphasized that high-ranking military officials were never held accountable for the failures that led to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"These generals lied. They mismanaged. They violated their oath. They failed. They disgraced our troops and our country. They killed people needlessly, and still they hold their positions," he wrote.

Earlier, Trump called the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan a disaster and the most shameful page in the country's history.

Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that on the night of August 31, 2021, American troops left Afghanistan after 20 years of military presence in the country. This happened after the capture of Kabul on August 15 by members of the Taliban organization (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities).

Already in September, the Taliban announced the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan, headed by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who held the post of head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has been under UN sanctions since 2001.

According to the media, Joe Biden, who is leaving the post of US President after his term expires, leaves behind a "sad legacy". According to the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, the head of the White House failed to cope with the migration crisis, and the results of his foreign policy activities will be clear only after the end of the Ukrainian and Middle Eastern conflicts. It is also noted that the inglorious exit from Afghanistan has become a symbol of national weakness and inspired the US rivals.

I’ve been fascinated by seeing the Russian view of all things American over the past few years.

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