Afghanistan evacuations: Biden's shifting reasons for the slow withdrawal of allies

When President Biden announced the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on April 14, one component of that withdrawal was notably missing from his speech: How the United States would help the thousands of Afghans who assisted the U.S. over the past two decades.

Now, four months later, the United States is scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghans and U.S. citizens after the Biden administration incorrectly predicted how the withdrawal would impact the security and stability of Afghanistan.

During that time, the Biden administration has given no fewer than nine reasons for the slow evacuation of Afghan allies. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube