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Veterans testify about U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Active-service members and veterans provided firsthand testimony Wednesday about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

By Associated Press

March 8, 2023

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Former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was gravely injured, losing an arm and a leg in a suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, becomes emotional as he recounts his story during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was gravely injured, losing an arm and a leg in a suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, becomes emotional as he recounts his story during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was gravely injured, losing an arm and a leg in a suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, becomes emotional as he recounts his story during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., right, looks at former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, left, who was gravely injured, losing an arm and a leg in a suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as he arrives to testify before a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Congressmen stand for a moment of silence for the service members who were killed during the United States evacuation from Afghanistan during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Congressmen stand for a moment of silence for the service members who were killed during the United States evacuation from Afghanistan during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Images of two men who worked with Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., while he was serving in the Army are visible as he holds up a military bracelet while speaking during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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An image of Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, one of the members of the military killed during the withdrawal of Afghanistan, is displayed behind Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., left, as he speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.
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Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, holds up a photograph of a man evacuated out of Afghanistan as he speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8.

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