Jen Psaki Dodge on Afghanistan: U.S. Needs Answers

Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a bombshell report: The Taliban had offered to stay outside of Kabul the weekend of August 15 and let the U.S. military secure the city, but the Taliban’s offer was rejected by General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, because President Biden only wanted U.S. troops to secure the Kabul airport.

When White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked at Monday’s press briefing if the report was accurate, she replied: “I have not seen this reporting. I have to look at it.”

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a bombshell report: The Taliban had offered to stay outside of Kabul the weekend of August 15 and let the U.S. military secure the city, but the Taliban’s offer was rejected by General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, because President Biden only wanted U.S. troops to secure the Kabul airport.

When White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked at Monday’s press briefing if the report was accurate, she replied: “I have not seen this reporting. I have to look at it.”