SecDef Hegseth Orders Review Of Afghanistan Withdrawal That Left 13 Americans Dead

May 20, 2025

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today ordered a comprehensive review of the Afghanistan withdrawal that resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemen and the abandonment of American allies in-country to the Taliban.

The Biden administration also left behind reportedly $80 billion in military equipment.

The Memo regarding the Review of the U.S. Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan is below:

AFP covered in-depth the withdrawal of U.S. forces and the attempts by veterans to bring out those who were in danger from the rushed exit from Kabul and elsewhere via Biden orders.

You can watch the videos here.

Ironic that I will be investigating who should be held accountable for Afghanistan.

Thank you Pete Hegseth for your leadership.

“General McKenzie, you went from 2,500 troops in Afghanistan in April, to 650 in July, and then turned around and put 5,000 back in Kabul. You’ve said… pic.twitter.com/ItQgSAOxwj
— Stuart Scheller (@stuartscheller) May 20, 2025

One of AFP's editors, LTC (Retired) Darin Gaub joined Fox News to discuss this topic.

https://t.co/obQ3KU3oFt
— Darin L. Gaub (Callsign - Defiant) (@DLGaub) May 21, 2025

I was just on @foxnews to discuss Hegseth's call for a review into the disastrous Afghanistan surrender.

It's never too late for accountability and truth. I just wish I were on the commission to investigate and put my four years of service there to good use.

At one point… pic.twitter.com/Zv7PdNqw5U
— Darin L. Gaub (Callsign - Defiant) (@DLGaub) May 20, 2025

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