Mixed reactions to Biden's handling of Afghanistan withdrawal.
Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, blamed former President Donald Trump for leaving the Biden administration with "very bad options" that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Cardin cited mistakes with the withdrawal, including the intelligence on the strength of the Afghan government and the encroaching Taliban forces. He also criticized the decision to negotiate directly with the Taliban and not involving the Afghan government. Republicans in Congress have sharply criticized the Afghanistan withdrawal, focusing on the deaths of 13 service members in a suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport, which also killed more than 100 Afghans.