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    Former Officials Assess The U.S. Exit From Afghanistan

    Was an orderly exit from Afghanistan ever possible? If so, how could the US have achieved it?
    Aug 20, 2021 1 minute
    Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. On Monday, the U.S. military and officials focus was on Kabul's airport, where thousands of Afghans trapped by the sudden Taliban takeover rushed the tarmac and clung to U.S. military planes deployed to fly out staffers of the U.S. Embassy, which shut down Sunday, and others. (Shekib Rahmani/AP)

    President Joe Biden promised the nation last month a smooth withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Monday, he acknowledged the chaos that’s come instead.

    “The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than

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