Former U.S. Central Command leader Gen. Frank McKenzie accepted full responsibility on Tuesday for the Afghanistan airport attack that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers in 2021.

McKenzie, who testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that as the commander in charge of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, he was the one to blame for the attack during Abbey Gate.

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