US Government Watchdog Blames Both Biden, Trump for Afghanistan Collapse

A U.S. watchdog says the Trump and Biden administrations are to blame for the collapse of Afghanistan’s government due to the U.S. withdrawal from the country in 2021.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko testified to the House Oversight Committee (pdf) on April 19, identifying five factors behind the collapse.
One of them was that the Afghan government believed the United States would stay.
“Despite many official pronouncements throughout the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations about the U.S. desire to exit Afghanistan, contradictory messaging by U.S. officials failed to convey the seriousness of U.S. intentions,” Sopko wrote….}