Blinken blames Trump for Afghanistan, says evacuation efforts began months before August 2021

In his opening address, virtually, at the first Congressional hearing on August 2021's U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken describes the timeline of efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies, which he says began months before the chaotic August seen in Afghanistan, plus like other lawmakers who are at the hearing to question him, firmly places blame on the Trump administration. - via Newsmax's live coverage

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