Gaetz offers ‘uncouched praise’ of Biden Afghanistan exit as lawmakers urge protection of interpreters

Published May 12, 2021 12:00am ET



Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle Wednesday were perplexed by the lack of a Biden administration plan to continue fighting terrorists in Afghanistan, buttress the Kabul government, and protect interpreters after U.S. troops depart by Sept. 11.

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz nonetheless praised President Joe Biden’s decision to end the war but mirrored colleagues’ concerns that the Taliban would soon topple the Kabul government while others worried that some 18,000 interpreters who had helped the U.S. government over the years would be hunted down.

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