John Kirby Admits ‘violence’ in deadly Afghanistan exit in 2021 – but denies seeing ‘chaos’ now

John Kirby, director of strategic communications at the National Security Council, said of the sudden U.S. “I don’t buy all the chaos argument.” Out of AfghanistanAlthough he describes the scene in 2021 as such.

In August 2021 President Biden US troops began to withdraw from Afghanistan, prompting the Taliban to quickly retaliate and take control of the country, with US-supplied Afghan forces destabilizing the country.

In the year During a White House press conference on August 24, 2021, Kirby described the exodus as chaotic, telling reporters that there had been “physical altercations and chaos” in the “first few days” of the event.

Despite an initial statement about the incident, Kirby recently tried to walk back the claims, telling reporters that the “violence” led to the deaths of 13 U.S. soldiers.

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Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport plane at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2021. (AP)

Kirby made the comments Thursday while discussing a new 12-page report detailing the White House. Review of Biden’s exit.

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“I’m not the only one who sees all this talk of chaos. It’s not my place. At one point during the migration, a plane was taking off every 48 minutes full of people, Americans and Afghans. There was not one. A single mission was missed,” he said.

The Taliban celebrated their first anniversary of retaking control of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops. (Paula Bronstein)

“So, I’m sorry. I don’t buy the whole argument about the chaos. In the first few hours, when you would expect it was tough. There was no one at the airport and certainly no Americans. It took a while to get in there,” Kirby told reporters.

During Thursday’s press conference, Kirby insisted that the report did not exist. “Accountability” for the Biden administration.

US soldiers were seen helping people to safety. (Department of Defense)

“The purpose of the document we’re putting out today is to sort out the major reviews and findings of the post-action reviews. The purpose is not accountability. The purpose is to study the lessons learned,” Kirby told Fox News’ Peter Dossey when pressed on who to hold. responsible for leaving.

The report tried to blame former President Donald Trump for the event, even though he was not in office.

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On the way out, 13 U.S. soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing while defending the Kabul airport, along with several bystanders.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment for this story.

Fox News’ Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.