Generals fault State in Afghanistan; witnesses say mix of factors led to chaos in troop withdrawal

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A delayed State Department decision on withdrawing U.S. citizens was a key factor in the chaotic and bloody final days of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, former Joint Chiefs of Staff head Gen. Mark A. Milley said Tuesday, contributing to the vulnerability that left 13 U.S. service personnel and some 170 Afghans dead after a terrorist bombing at Kabul’s international airport in August 2021.