News ‘Egregiously mishandled’ or inevitably ‘messy’? What went wrong in U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan August 28, 2021 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Egregiously mishandled’ or inevitably ‘messy’? What went wrong in U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan Biden promised the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would be "secure and orderly." Critics say it's been marred by chaos and missteps.