Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie are set to testify before Congress this […]
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With Final Exit, U.S. Joins List Of Countries Unable To Break Afghanistan’s Will
On the day that the United States ends its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Rachel Maddow looks at the history of invasions of Afghanistan and why […]
Continue readingVindication Or Quagmire? DC Divided On Biden’s Afghan Policy
Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal has proven to be political divisive with some lauding the end of the war and others criticizing the chaos around America's exit. […]
Continue readingSec. of State Blinken speaks on completion of withdrawal from Afghanistan | USA TODAY
Secretary of State Blinken gives updates after the U.S. meets its Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline. RELATED: Just one day ahead of the American withdrawal deadline […]
Continue readingFmr. Translator & Wife Killed In Attack As Marine Worked To Help Them Flee
Former Marine Captain Andrew Darlington joins Andrea Mitchell to share the story of his efforts to help his friend, former Afghan translator Obaid and his […]
Continue readingWhat Happens To Equipment That The U.S. Is Leaving In Afghanistan?
NBC News Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube walks us through what can happen to the military equipment that the U.S. is leaving behind in Afghanistan. ยป […]
Continue readingRep. Gallego: ‘There Was No Way This Was Going To Be A Clean Exit’
Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine veteran, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal. "This is a horrible situation. There's no denying that. It […]
Continue readingEstimated That 250 U.S. Citizens Remain In Afghanistan
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan draws down, NBC News' Matt Bradley reports on incoming flights from Kabul to Germany, and Mike Memoli reports from […]
Continue readingPentagon Reports More Than 122,500 Evacuated From Afghanistan
The Pentagon reports that more than 122,500 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan as the August 31 deadline to withdraw closes in. NBC's Courtney Kube […]
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