FEATURE THE AFGHANISTAN FALLOUT Broken Promises & Processes By Jeremy Conrad and John Murph Thousands of people rushed to Kabul's main airport after U.S. troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban seized power. Getty Images/Los Angeles Times O 28 WASHINGTON LAWYER * NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 n August 15, 2021, a month after President Joe Biden announced a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, Americans woke up to chaotic and distressing scenes from Kabul: the swift takeover by the Taliban, the thousands of Afghans rushing to the airport, people clinging to and falling from departing planes.