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Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2023 in a video The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.” Tom Tiffany stated on December 8, 2022 in Twitter “Joe Biden left Marines behind in Afghanistan. And now he left a Marine behind in Russia.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Derrick Van Orden stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.” Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.” Patrick Testin stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview "The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all." Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2021 in Facebook posts News cameras “shut off” just as Biden was asked if he gave the Taliban a “hit list” of evacuating American and Afghan officials. Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.” Richard Hudson stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries. Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees. Tweets stated on August 30, 2021 in tweets A video shows the “Taliban hanging someone from a helicopter.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul. Instagram posts stated on August 29, 2021 in an Instagram post “The Biden White House had no representative” who came to honor the return of the 13 service members’ remains at Dover Air Force Base. Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake. Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan. Load more
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2023 in a video The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”
Tom Tiffany stated on December 8, 2022 in Twitter “Joe Biden left Marines behind in Afghanistan. And now he left a Marine behind in Russia.”
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Derrick Van Orden stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview with Rita Braver of CBS “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
Patrick Testin stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview "The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all."
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2021 in Facebook posts News cameras “shut off” just as Biden was asked if he gave the Taliban a “hit list” of evacuating American and Afghan officials.
Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”
Richard Hudson stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post Says U.S. left 33 Black Hawks to the Taliban, which has more than “85%” of all countries.
Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
Viral image stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
Tweets stated on August 30, 2021 in tweets A video shows the “Taliban hanging someone from a helicopter.”
Viral image stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul.
Instagram posts stated on August 29, 2021 in an Instagram post “The Biden White House had no representative” who came to honor the return of the 13 service members’ remains at Dover Air Force Base.
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2021 in a Facebook post Says a U.S. Air Force-insignia plane evacuating people from Afghanistan is fake.
Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Latest Articles Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone • January 31, 2022 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth • September 7, 2021 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman • September 3, 2021 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2021 Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on? By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2021 What we know about today’s Taliban By Jon Greenberg • September 1, 2021 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2021 What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal By Bill McCarthy • August 25, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2021 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2021
Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm By Jeff Cercone • January 31, 2022 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth • September 7, 2021 Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan By Samantha Putterman • September 3, 2021 Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2021 Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on? By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2021 What we know about today’s Taliban By Jon Greenberg • September 1, 2021 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2021 What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal By Bill McCarthy • August 25, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2021 Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2021
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