A Marine who was seriously wounded in the explosion at the Kabul airport during the final week of the U.S. war in Afghanistan recounted the horrific experience during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Tyler Vargas-Andrews broke down in tears on Wednesday as he recounted his harrowing ordeal in Congress, and criticized the Biden administration s Afghanistan withdrawal.
Four U.S. Marines remain hospitalized after an attack near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month as service members were evacuating foreign nationals and refugees.
President Joe Biden directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to award all U.S. service members who were involved in the retrograde in Afghanistan, Operation Allies Refuge, and Operation Allies Welcome the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on Sunday laid the blame for the Taliban takeover with Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden and their mistaken decision to remove all troops from the country.