An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat

House Committee on Foreign Affairs · December 11, 2024

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Chair opens hearing, frames Afghanistan oversight

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Chair (self-identified) opened the hearing, said this was his final appearance as committee chair, framed the session as oversight of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, and stated he had issued subpoenas and considered contempt after delayed testimony; he urged accountability for 13 service members killed in the Kabul airport attack and promised to pursue legislative fixes.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee held a final hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused on the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, oversight findings, and U.S. policy implications; members pressed Blinken about subpoenas, IG findings, evacuation planning and SIV/resettlement numbers.

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