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U.S. Military Orders New Interviews On Deadly 2021 Afghan Airport Attack As Criticism Persists


People carrying an injured person to a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport on August 26, 2021.
People carrying an injured person to a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport on August 26, 2021.

The Pentagon's Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces' chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped. The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation have new or different information. The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration’s investigation into the deadly bombing and the withdrawal two years ago. But the additional interviews will likely be seized on by congressional critics, mostly Republican. To read the original story by AP, click here.

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