Democratic-led committees line up to probe ‘flawed execution’ in Afghanistan withdrawal

President Joe Biden and his top military and intelligence brass could soon face the scrutiny of Congress led by members of Biden’s own party after a chaotic exit from Afghanistan that left Americans stranded and Afghan allies swarming military planes taking off from Kabul.

As of Tuesday, the heads of three Democratic-led congressional committees said they want to probe the problems that led to the United States being blindsided by the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country’s capital city and the collapse of the Afghan government.