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Sec. Blinken Claims ‘Even the Most Pessimistic Assessment’ Didn’t Predict Afghan Army Collapse in 11 Days
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C-SPAN
Name: C-SPAN
URL: http://www.c-span.org/
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U.S. House of Representatives
Name: U.S. House of Representatives
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Tony Blinken/Antony Blinken
Name: Tony Blinken/Antony Blinken
Employment: U.S. Department of State
Position: Secretary of State
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09/13/2021 02:41 pm
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Transcript
BLINKEN That emergency evacuation ░░░░░░░░ sparked by the collapse ░░░░░░░░ the Afghan security forces ░░░░░░░░ government Throughout the year ░░░░░░░░ were constantly assessing their ░░░░░░░░ power and considering multiple ░░░░░░░░ Even the most pessimistic ░░░░░░░░ did not predict that ░░░░░░░░ forces in Kabul would ░░░░░░░░ while U S forces ░░░░░░░░ As Gen Milley the ░░░░░░░░ of the Joint Chiefs ░░░░░░░░ Staff has said Nothing ░░░░░░░░ or anyone else saw ░░░░░░░░ a collapse of this ░░░░░░░░ and this government in ░░░░░░░░ days Nonetheless we planned ░░░░░░░░ exercised a wide range ░░░░░░░░ contingencies Because of that ░░░░░░░░ we were able to ░░░░░░░░ down our embassy and ░░░░░░░░ our remaining personnel to ░░░░░░░░ airport within 48 hours.”
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