This is Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was badly injured in the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. In a recent testimony, he said they identified the suicide bomber before the blast, but were not given authority to engage.
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00:00Our expertise was disregarded. No one was held accountable for our safety
00:05About 1730 Staff Sergeant Darren Hoover friend and mentor
00:15Came to get me from the tower to go help find an Afghan interpreter in the crowd
00:26We found the interpreter and his brother
00:28Ten minutes passed
00:32Then a flash and a massive wave of pressure
00:36I'm throwing 12 feet onto the ground, but instantly knew what had happened. I opened my eyes to Marines dead or unconscious lying around me
00:47Laying there for a few minutes. I started to lose consciousness
00:52When I heard Chaz my team leader screaming my name as he ran to me his voice
00:58His voice calling to me kept me awake
01:03The withdrawal was a catastrophe in my opinion and there was an inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence
01:10the 11 Marines one sailor
01:14And one soldier that were murdered that day have not been answered for