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Joe Biden, President of the United States

“Top U.S. military advisers didn’t recommend that President Biden keep a residual force in Afghanistan.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not What Advisers Say

FactCheck.org says: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said in a Sept. 28 hearing they believe the U.S. should have left a residual force of at least 2,500 troops.

Mike Pompeo, Former Secretary of State

“The folks that are around President Biden today in his White House talking about foreign policy are the same leaders — a fellow named Brett McGurk sent $150 billion, pallets of cash, to the Iranians, who are hosting the senior al-Qaeda leadership in Tehran today.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: This is a zombie claim that has been debunked before.

Kevin McCarthy, U.S. representative

“Our own government told us just a few weeks ago there was probably 11,000 to 15,000 Americans there. Today they told us they’ve gotten 5,400 out" of Afghanistan.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: McCarthy was citing a preliminary administration figure that was later reduced significantly after it was vetted. The White House says there are 100 to 200 U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan who want to leave.

Social media posts

“The man next to Mike Pompeo in a November 2020 photo “is the guy the Trump administration helped get out of jail in 2018 and who is now the 'president' of Afghanistan.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: The U.S. envoy chosen by President Donald Trump, Zalmay Khalilzad, has publicly confirmed that he secured the release of senior Taliban official Abdul Ghani Baradar from prison in Pakistan ahead of negotiations.