U.S. Marines Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was dispatched to Kabul during Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the bombing that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers and over 170 Afghans could’ve been prevented.
Vargas-Andrews was injured in the bombing, and between 100 and 150 ball bearings ended up in his body in the explosion. He described that moments before the blast, he and other Marines were providing security from a tower near where the blast occurred, and had intel about a potential suicide bomber.
"Over the communication network we passed that there was a potential threat and that there was an IED attack imminent, this was as serious as it could get. I requested engagement authority while my team leader was ready on the M110 semi-automatic sniper system. The response, leadership did not have engagement authority for us, do not engage," Vargas-Andrews testified.
"Plain and simple, we were ignored. Our expertise was disregarded, no one was held accountable for our safety”
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