Biden Administration Blames Trump for Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

The Biden administration has released a report blaming the Trump administration for the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021. The report states that Biden was "severely constrained" by Trump-era policies and takes little responsibility for the disastrous withdrawal. The report comes after Biden asserted that the February 2020 deal Trump agreed to with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, cornered the U.S. into leaving Afghanistan. The administration conceded the withdrawal should have begun sooner, but cited delays within both the Afghan government and U.S. assessments of the evolving situation.