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The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration's investigation into the deadly bombing and the withdrawal two years ago. But the additional interviews will likely be seized on by congressional critics, mostly Republican, as proof that the administration bungled the probe into the attack, in addition to mishandling the withdrawal.
Facing fresh scrutiny two years on, the Pentagon has decided to interview roughly two dozen new witnesses to the Kabul bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal.
The new interviews were triggered in part by assertions that the 2021 bombing could have been stopped, which conflict with the Pentagon's conclusion that it was unavoidable.
The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration’s investigation into the bombing and the chaotic withdrawal.
The U.S. military has opened a new inquiry into the August 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 American service members, deciding to conduct more interviews on the deadly attack after concluding a probe into the incident roughly two years ago. Gen. Eric Kurilla, the head of U.S. Central Command, ordered military personnel to interview…