![]() Majority of Bagram prisoners were terrorists The Pentagon insisted there had been communication and coordination about the handover of the base about 48 hours before the US left, but that the exact time of the final departure from Bagram was never given to the Afghan government. Some Afghan officials said the US left the base in the middle of the night with little warning. The Biden administration faced widespread criticism for its withdrawal from Bagram, not only because of the decision to abandon a sprawling military complex that was the heart of the US military operations in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years, but also for the way in which it was done. Thirteen Americans, including one of my constituents, were killed because of the poor judgement and execution of our troop withdrawal.” ![]() In the statement, Calvert said the “disastrous” handling of the withdrawal “led to a series of events that culminated with the tragic loss of life on August 26th outside of the Kabul airport. In a statement released last month, Calvert said he was briefed by national security officials on the identity of the suicide bomber and his release from Bagram prison. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Imagesįive takeaways from senior military leaders' testimony on AfghanistanĬalvert, who serves as the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, represented one of those killed in the suicide attack, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui. Kenneth McKenzie(R) testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Afghanistan, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 28, 2021. Mark Milley(L), and Commander of US Central and Command Gen. “It’s a real possibility in the not too distant future – six,12, 18, 24, 36 months that kind of timeframe – for reconstitution of al Qaeda or ISIS,” Milley said at Capitol Hill hearing last week, “and it’s our job now, under different conditions, to protect the American citizens against attacks from Afghanistan.”ĭefense Secretary Lloyd Austin(C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said the threat from Afghanistan is currently lower than it was after the 9/11 attack, but he warned that conditions “could be set” for a reconstitution of al Qaeda or ISIS-K. The rapid transition from released prisoner to suicide bomber highlights the dangers Afghanistan could pose without a US military presence on the ground to monitor the latest developments in the country. FirstPost, an English-language news site based in India, was first to report that he had been released from the Bagram prison. Two US officials confirmed the identity of the attacker. ISIS-K took credit for the attack and named the suicide bomber as Abdul Rehman Al-Loghri. Two US officials confirmed attacker’s identity Another Marine is receiving care at a specialty facility, while 16 others are receiving outpatient treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() They would be the last US troops killed in Afghanistan as part of America’s longest war.Īs of Tuesday, one Marine injured in the attack remains in a serious but stable condition at Walter Reed Military Medical Center near Washington, the Marine Corps said in a statement. The Taliban emptied out both prisons, releasing their own members who had been imprisoned but also members of ISIS-K, which is the terror group’s affiliate in Afghanistan.Įleven days later, on August 26, it was one of those prisoners who carried out the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, killing the 13 US service members, including 11 Marines, one soldier and one sailor. The Parwan prison at Bagram, along with the Pul-e-Charkhi prison near Kabul, housed several hundred members of ISIS-K, as well as thousands of other prisoners when the Taliban took control of both facilities hours before taking over the capital with barely a shot fired in mid-August, a regional counter-terrorism source told CNN at the time. Women in Kabul return to work, school and the streets, in defiance of the Taliban Right after the women held up their signs, military pickup trucks descended on their protest corner. ![]()
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