Source: US Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-8th), 8/23/22


Friends,
It’s been one year. But we will never forget.
On August 15th, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. This event marked the end of our nation’s 20-year involvement in the country. It also marked a blatant moral and national security failure that has had lasting consequences for our country, allies, and the people of Afghanistan. Kabul’s fall one year ago was tragic, it was predictable, and it could have been prevented. President Joe Biden ignored the advice of his military commanders. His rushed and disorganized effort to pull the United States out of the region cost American and Afghan lives, and left thousands of Americans and our allies behind.

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