"Department of War spokesperson Sean Parnell issued a rather lengthy social media update Thursday detailing the progress being made by the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel, which was formed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth – at the direction of President Trump – in May of 2025 to study the Biden administration's botched and "chaotic" withdrawal of U.S. military forces on August 26, 2021.
(The entirety of Parnell's tweet is included here.)
"At the time the panel was formed, Secretary Hegseth wrote, "President Trump and I have formally pledged full transparency for what transpired during our military withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Department of Defense has an obligation, both to the American people and to the warfighters who sacrificed their youth in Afghanistan, to get to the facts. This remains an important step toward regaining faith and trust with the American people and all those who wear the uniform and is prudent based on the number of casualties and equipment lost during the execution of this withdrawal operation."
"Parnell revealed Thursday that the panel had interviewed "key figures involved in the planning and execution of the withdrawal," reviewed more than 9 million documents related to the event, and concluded that a previous Department-wide review conducted by former SecDef Lloyd Austin was far too "narrow in scope."
"He also said that the panel expects to have a final report ready in the coming months as part of the Trump administration's effort to deliver to the American people "a full and unflinching examination of the systemic, institutional, and leadership factors that contributed to the collapse."
"Thirteen U.S. troops were killed during botched withdrawal that occurred under Joe Biden's watch."
This Memorial Day let’s honor the 13 servicemembers who were kiIIed during Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
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