Through conversation and reflection, USA TODAY reporters help us process what happened during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Pentagon reporter Tom Vanden Brook discusses how American military officials cooperated with the Taliban in the final days and how that could have prevented even more violence and confusion.

Foreign policy reporter Deirdre Shesgreen shares her perspective on what went wrong with the withdrawal and what our challenges in Afghanistan will be going forward.

White House Correspondent Courtney Subramanian traces Biden’s defense of his administration's exit strategy.

Going forward, the US military will rely more heavily on drone strikes to address problems that arise in Afghanistan. Afghans who aided US forces as well as US citizens are still stuck in the country and need to leave. But with the official withdrawal end date having passed, evacuating will become increasingly challenging.

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