Veterans give evidence of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Afghan collapse

(Andrew Harnik/AP)

Active service members and veterans have provided first-hand evidence in the House of Representatives about the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground.

Former Marine Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews testified to Congress about the stench of human flesh under a large plume of smoke as the screams of children, women and men filled the space around Kabul’s airport after two suicide bombers attacked crowds of Afghans.