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AFGHANISTAN - Flawed Kabul Withdrawal - JERRY-DUNLEAVY-JAMES-HASSON-KABAL-HOUR-TWO

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Flawed Kabul Withdrawal
Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson, Part Two: Diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad negotiated the Doha agreement while marginalizing Afghan leaders. President Biden enforced a strict six hundred troop limit, forcing military commanders to abandon defensible Bagram Airfield in favor of vulnerable Kabul airport. Inflated Afghan troop figures and delayed evacuation directives produced chaotic panic when Kabul fell to Taliban forces. (2)

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