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Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – August 15, 2023

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This explosive book is the definitive account of the Biden administration's most disgraceful hour—and the chaos it unleashed in the world.

America’s chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented.

Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground.

Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

Ultimately, this book explains how Biden’s Afghanistan retreat spurred a dangerous new era that persist for decades. While Americans watched the fall of Afghanistan with disbelief, our nation’s enemies were also paying close attention.

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"James Hasson and Jerry Dunleavy offer a gripping and uncompromising account of one of the most shameful moments in American history. The Afghanistan withdrawal was an unmitigated disaster caused by President Biden's incompetence. Hasson and Dunleavy meticulously detail how his failed leadership humiliated America and made the world a more dangerous place."―Senator Tom Cotton (U.S. Army veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan)

"Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson provide a substantive account of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that should enrage and educate every reader. Their examination of the events that took place on the ground during this crisis not only provide truthful accounts for those still grieving their lost loved ones at Abbey Gate but confirm this withdrawal was the worst American foreign policy debacle in modern day history."―Congressman Michael Waltz, former Army Green Beret and Afghan war veteran

"James Hasson and Jerry Dunleavy provide a brutal, no-holds-barred account that reveals the scope of the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Every American should read Kabul."―Ben Shapiro, Editor Emeritus of The Daily Wire and Host of The Ben Shapiro Show

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Jerry Dunleavy is an author, journalist, and investigator helping to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the Washington Examiner. He has published numerous groundbreaking stories of national importance, ranging from China’s coverup of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan to the FBI’s atrocious mishandling of the Trump-Russia investigation. He frequently appears for in-depth discussions on Fox News and C-SPAN.

James Hasson is a former Army captain, graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School, and Afghanistan veteran who received the Bronze Star. He is deeply embedded in the active-duty military and veteran communities and assisted in the veteran-led evacuation efforts of Afghan allies and American citizens in August 2021. He has published articles on military and foreign policy issues in the New York Post, Washington Examiner, and other publications, and has appeared on media programs ranging from Tucker Carlson Tonight and Fox & Friends to NPR. Hasson’s first book,Stand Down, was released in 2019.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center Street (August 15, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1546005307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1546005308
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.28 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 1.19 x 9.35 inches

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David Heaukulani

Biden's fiasco over decision to pull out of Afghanistan.

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024

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Amazon's algorithm steered me to this book. I was piqued with the title that read "The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco." First of all. I was in agreement with the decision to pull out. End this war and bring our troops home has always been my mantra. However, I totally do not agree with how it was done after reading this book. When I first saw the cable news optics of Afghan civilians rushing the Air Force planes at the runway, I thought to myself, "Damn, didn't we learn the lessons of the fall of Saigon?" This book informed me that Biden was a US Senator at that time who opposed bringing out any Vietnamese in that pullout fiasco. It clearly indicates, to me anyway, that he has no sense of obligation to indigenous people who help our troops and US assets sent to war zones by US politicians. I read about NGOs like veteran groups helping to bring out Afghans who helped US assets, but I did not realize the extent of these operations and the numbers of friendlies they were helping to exfil the country. I applaud the Congressional members who criticized Biden for this fiasco. The book did not mention them but let me say who called for Biden's resignation for this fiasco: Byron Douglas (FLA), Jefferson Van Drew (NJ), Andy Biggs (AZ), Josh Hawley (MO) and those who publicly criticized him, i.e., Elise Stefanik (NY) and Jim Banks (IND). All Republicans of course, but they knew a failure in leadership decision-making which any rational person could see the same thing too. It is a sad commentary that cable news TV do not report the facts that go against the White House narrative. Impeachment proceedings are in order over this along with the chaos at the Southern Border, in my opinion. And I do appreciate the authors for honoring the thirteen who were killed in the suicide bombing. No one else took the time to publish their names and highlight the positives about their lives like this book did. In closing, these authors make common-sense observations and share their critical thinking that gives truth to power. For example, I wonder if anyone in the Pentagon had the same perspective as these authors when all the generals cheered and clapped as the last US flight pulled out of Afghanistan? They asked a salient question, i.e., "why are they cheering a moment of embarrassment for the US?"

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Hande Z

Anatomy of a disaster

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023

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This book is an excellent candidate to have a movie version. Its plot has an innate tension and suspense – the evacuation of thousands of US military, civilian personnel, as well as thousands of Special Immigration Visa holders from a remote country that is not easily accessible. Surrounded by Central Asian countries, Iran, and Pakistan, it is more than 7,000 miles from America. Not an easy place to carry out mass evacuation.

The authors spin a detailed account of what happened and how the last minute, frenetic evacuation unfolded, culminating in a suicide- bomb attack that killed 13 American soldiers and many Afghans. One of the authors is a seasoned journalist and the other is a military man who served in Afghanistan. They show how chaotic the evacuation became. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken declared, ‘This is not Saigon. This is manifestly not Saigon’. In many ways it was worse. No one fell to his death from a fleeing helicopter in Saigon. The video of the Afghan dentist who fell to his death from the American plane in midair is too vivid.

The American withdrawal from Afghanistan received lots of criticism from Americans and its allies. What went wrong? Was it a policy failure or an operational one? The authors have no qualms blaming the State department, and President Biden for what they regard as a massive policy failure, and the naïve expectations that led to operational failure.

The individual stories are breathtaking, moving, and in many instances, heart-warming. It has stories of betrayal and despair. Greed and corruption mixed in good measure with amazing bravery and humanity. The reader will be moved by the story of the helicopter that took three senators, including Joe Biden on a field tour in Afghanistan on 21 February 2008. The helicopter made a forced landing in hostile territory. A quick reaction force that included an Afghan interpreter, Khalili, who volunteered to assist, went to extract the senators. The authors tell the story of how the US abandoned Khalili when Kabul fell (p.226-228).

Out of the chaos, the State department, the authors tell us, were out of touch with the exigencies on the ground. Moreover, the authors claim that the administration claimed credit for the good and brave work of the servicemen on the ground. Even after the Talibans officially took over the country after August 2021, US veterans used their pension money to organise extraction operations to save as many of their Afghan compatriots as they can.

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PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024

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The author has done his homework and was able to get a massive amount of contacts to help him. He choreographed the story an a straight forward, factual manner. I was amazed at how informative this book was and how much information that was revealed. He made it easy to read along with how he framed the facts in a flowing manner. Every American should read this. It clearly shows how inept this current administration is. There was no planning to pull out of Afghanistan which caused massive confusion, lack of communications and put our troops and the Afghan civilians in harms way causing massive injury and killing own beloved troops in the process. Not to mention leaving billions of dollars in high Tech Military Equipment. This will go down in Military history as one of the biggest blunders ever. The subject was (and still is) a political nightmare for Biden and associates, but the writer, for the most part, refrained from the political arena and just stated the facts. I topped this book off by watching the movie/documentary "Escape from Kabul" which was a perfect parallel to this awesome book. I would highly recommend reading this book.

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HadaboJi

Marines Clean Up Kabul Airport For Taliban?

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023

This is a good read. However, some minor errors in the numbers of BOG. There was also some embellishment as always with a book of this type. Overall a good read for anyone interested in militaty operations. What is troubling is the news report of the 2/1 Marines cleaning up the airport to turn it over to the Taliban. This needs a fact check to determine what actually occured. The book claims the 2/1 were forced to clean up feces left behind from the Afghanies. If this actually occured why was there not an investigation.

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yshoraka

An ultra-partisan narrative

Reviewed in Australia on August 23, 2023

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This ultra-partisan narrative of events contains bitter truths; it is hard to trust such a one-sided partisan narrative wholeheartedly nonetheless.

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