Afghanistan Embarrassment and Kabul Airport Bombing, Three Years Later - Part 1 (Episode 250 Part 1)

The three-year anniversary of the embarrassing retreat from Afghanistan is upon us. That includes the suicide bombing at the Abbey Gate of the Hamid Karzai International Airport that cost us 13 more service members. Today, we are addressing the timeline of events that took place in Part 1 of this Special 2 Part episode. We are discussing the events that happened in the collapse and takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. We also discuss the series of events that got us into Afghanistan and how our history there unfolded.

AP News: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-takeover-timeline-df3df916cae4b07d53a302dc9a2811d8 BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58232525

AP Bagram: https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afghanistan-airfield-us-troops-f3614828364f567593251aaaa167e623 LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-09-03/photos-tanks-helicopters-artillery-see-what-the-u-s-left-behind-in-afghanistan BBC Equipment Left Behind: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58393763