Chief Pentagon spokesman and Senior Advisor to the Department of War Sean Parnell said Wednesday that his investigation into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal is progressing ahead of schedule and will result in a “completely unclassified” report for the public, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.
Parnell delivered the update during an interview with The Gateway Pundit at the Pentagon, outlining new details about the review announced in May by Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Department of War Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson had stated on Tuesday that the investigation was expected to be completed by next summer.
However, Parnell said he aims to release the final report earlier than that. “Finished, out, published, completely unclassified,” he said, emphasizing his goal to make all possible information available to the public.
Parnell said he has assembled a team of civilian and military personnel with representatives from the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy.
He described the group as consisting of individuals with direct experience in Afghanistan and a thorough understanding of Pentagon operations. “The ultimate goal is to declassify everything for the American people,” he said.
“There’s really no reason for it to have the classification level that it does.”
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The investigation includes an examination of intelligence and command decisions surrounding the Kabul airport bombing at Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021, which killed 13 U.S. service members.
As previously reported, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie were aware of the threat hours before the attack.
Parnell said the review will outline what military leaders knew about the bomber and how decisions were made. “Nobody’s immune,” he said.
“You’re going to see a whole hell of a lot more information come out.”
He added that the families of the fallen will learn “a hell of a lot” about the events leading up to the attack. Parnell said he aims to present a fact-based account without allowing personal opinions to influence the investigation’s findings.
Parnell also discussed a separate investigation involving Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, who faces potential recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings after joining lawmakers urging service members to defy lawful orders.
Parnell said the Department of War expects the Navy Secretary to decide on charges by December 10. Kelly recently claimed, “President Trump is threatening to kill me.”

Parnell called the remark “ridiculous” and pointed to what he described as increasingly violent political rhetoric from Democrats.
Parnell said that while public skepticism about accountability is understandable, “the Trump administration is different” and intends to hold officials to the same standards as service members.
“Accountability is important,” he said. “The American people need to know that their government officials are held to the same standard as them.”
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