“The world has drastically changed, a once in a century global pandemic took millions of lives and disrupted life for billions more. America ended our longest war, and Russia launched the first major ground war in Europe since World War II,” Harris said in a brief speech to the new cadets.

The vice president did not mention Afghanistan in the five words she devoted to the topic.

But she took the time to warn the cadets that “an accelerating climate crisis” is one of the “biggest challenges the military will face during their careers.”

Afghanistan was swiftly reconquered by the Taliban after the United States withdrew in 2021, ending a 20-year campaign.

A bomb blast at Kabul airport left 13 American soldiers dead in the final days of the U.S. occupation, while videos of desperate Afghans chasing planes went viral across the world.

Source: NY Post