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Misread warnings helped lead to chaotic Afghan evacuation

by Nomaan MerchantZeke Miller
| August 19, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings were clear: The Afghan government would likely fall once U.S. troops pulled out. But intelligence agencies and ultimately President Joe Biden missed how quickly it would happen, losing weeks that could have been used for evacuations and spurring a foreign policy crisis.

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