The former Afghan security officials are afraid of being recruited by anti-American countries

A year ago, on the occasion of the American withdrawal

Republican lawmakers have said the U.S. withdrawal operation puts former Afghan security officials with sensitive information about U.S. operations at risk of being recruited or extorted by Russia, China, Iran, and President Joe Biden. The administration has failed to prioritize its withdrawal.

That seems particularly true in light of reports that some former Afghan soldiers have defected to Iran, the minority Republicans on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a report marking the first anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. have escaped.

The report said the Biden administration failed to prioritize the withdrawal of US-trained Afghan commandos and other elite units in the August 14-30, 2021 withdrawal operation of US troops from Kabul International Airport.

During the operation, 13 US soldiers were killed and hundreds of US citizens and tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans were left behind.

The administration hailed the operation as an "extraordinary success" that ensured the safe evacuation of nearly 120,000 American and Afghan nationals, ending an "unending" war that has cost nearly 3,500 American and coalition troops. And millions of Afghan civilians were killed.

However, despite the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, hundreds of US-trained commandos and other former security personnel and their families are still in Afghanistan, with reports of the Taliban killing and torturing former Afghan personnel. However, the militant organization has been denying these allegations.

The Republican report said these former officials "could be recruited or coerced to work for one of America's adversaries."

He described this possibility as a major threat to national security because he knows the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Afghan US military and intelligence community. It has attempted to move on from Afghanistan without properly assessing and accounting for the chaos that ensued during the withdrawal.

The Republican report combined new details of the withdrawal operation with congressional testimony and military and news reports to show how the administration ignored the advice of U.S. commanders, and how they failed to plan properly. And ignored the Taliban's violations of the 2020 withdrawal agreement.