U.S. failed to plan for worst-case scenarios before Afghanistan withdrawal, review says
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A long-awaited report on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has identified several failings that contributed to the chaos. The State Department review concluded that both the Trump and Biden administrations failed to consider worst-case scenarios for what would happen when U.S. troops withdrew. Ali Rogin discussed the assessment with Michael Birnbaum of The Washington Post. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders