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PREVIEW: AFGHANISTAN: Colleague Bill Roggio of FDD reports the new inquiry of the US withdrawal from Kabul in 2021. More to come.

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

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PREVIEW: AFGHANISTAN: Colleague Bill Roggio of FDD reports the new inquiry of the US withdrawal from Kabul in 2021. More to come.
OCTOBER 1939

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0:00.0

This is John Batchelor, conversation with colleague Bill Rajio about Afghanistan four years later.

0:06.8

The Russians invited in, recognizing the Taliban, the Chinese already there at Bagram.

0:12.9

Our adversaries taking advantage of our exit in 21.

0:17.3

I asked Bill Rajio of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy.

0:22.0

Has there ever been an accounting an explanation from the generals who made these decisions?

0:27.5

Here's Bill's answer.

0:28.9

You won't be surprised.

0:31.2

More of this tonight.

0:32.9

No.

0:33.2

You had the commission with the, or the congressional investigation in the house.

0:41.7

The Pentagon now is launching an internal investigation, but it was buried.

0:48.4

The Pentagon just moved on because the fact is, is those generals who've now retired,

0:52.7

General McKenzie and General Millie and General Miller,

0:58.6

the top three, who, you know, the commander of Afghanistan, Suncom commander and the chairman,

1:04.3

joint chiefs of staff, they've been silent on this issue largely. General Miller was probably more,

1:14.6

he disclosed more than others during the congressional testimony, but Millie and McKenzie, they stonewalled.

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