The Biden administration has accused unscreened Afghans, including some known improvised explosive device (IED) installers, according to recent testimony of former defense officials involved in the evacuation as civilian volunteers. of aircraft were evacuated to the United States.
Former Middle East Assistant Secretary of Defense Simone Ledeen testified Tuesday that Afghans released by the US were found to have IEDs on the Pentagon’s watch list.
“The first few planes to take off from Kabul airport were full of unscrutinized people. was shown [database]So I have very serious concerns about this,” she testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
In written testimony, she said:
A Pentagon whistleblower claimed that 324 people displaced from Afghanistan were allowed into the United States despite being on the Pentagon’s Biometric Watch List (BEWL).
Ledeen, who served in the Pentagon under Trump, said a friend had asked her to help an Afghan interpreter who worked with U.S. Special Operations Forces and her family were stranded outside an airport. Ledeen served in Afghanistan as a U.S. officer in 2005 and 2009-2010 and has experience in the U.S. special operations community. She also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and War on Terrorism under Trump.
The Biden administration killed 13 American soldiers after a suicide bomber approached them at Abbey Gate at Kabul airport and tried to sift through thousands of Afghans desperate to flee. Nevertheless, it has defended its method of withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he had no regrets about the withdrawal’s development, while National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby argued the withdrawal was not chaotic, and the administration was criticized for the way it was handled. said he was proud of
The Biden administration boasts of having evacuated 124,000 people from the airport.
But Redeen, who worked with volunteer groups to evacuate Americans and Afghans who helped in the war effort, said the numbers were likely exaggerated.
“Our data suggest that the government’s estimate of the number of evacuees who departed via the airport (124,000) is probably inaccurate and exaggerates the number of evacuees.” she said in a written statement.
“Today, the leaders of our agency to act as if the war and withdrawal never happened, and we are meant to just move on,” she added.
“Many veterans cannot move forward without accountability. We must hold those responsible for the failed Afghan withdrawal accountable for their decisions,” she said. rice field.
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