US House Republican report blasts Biden govt over chaotic Afghan exit

US House of Representatives Republicans were set to release a long-awaited report on Sept 9 blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

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The report contends that the administration made its decision to evacuate non-combatants far too late, formally ordering it only on Aug 16; failed to communicate between departments in Washington and among officials in Afghanistan; and botched the paperwork for the departure of Afghan civilians eligible to leave the country.

It is the result of a three-year investigation led by Representative Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

"America's credibility on the world stage was severely damaged after we abandoned Afghan allies to Taliban reprisal killings - the people of Afghanistan we had promised to protect," the report promised to protect," the report said. "And the moral injury to America's veterans and those still serving remains a stain on this administration's legacy."