![]() And that’s what we did.So, we were ready when the Afghan Security Forces - after two decades of fighting for their country and losing thousands of their own - did not hold on as long as anyone expected.We were ready when they and the people of Afghanistan watched their own government collapse and their president flee amid the corruption and malfeasance, handing over the country to their enemy, the Taliban, and significantly increasing the risk to U.S. ![]() ![]() Personnel and our Allies.As a result, to safely extract American citizens before August 31st - as well as embassy personnel, Allies and partners, and those Afghans who had worked with us and fought alongside of us for 20 years - I had authorized 6,000 troops - American troops - to Kabul to help secure the airport.As General McKenzie said, this is the way the mission was designed. It was designed to operate under severe stress and attack.
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