Hegseth: Pentagon doing ‘complete review’ of Afghanistan withdrawal

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is conducting “a complete review” of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The U.S. military’s presence in Afghanistan ended in August 2021, 20 years after the war began in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, though the chaotic nature of the final weeks has been the subject of significant scrutiny.

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