House votes to condemn Biden administration officials for Afghanistan withdrawal
By
Rachel Schilke
September 25, 2024 5:15 pm
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The House voted to condemn several Biden administration officials for the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 on Wednesday in the latest step from Republicans to push for accountability for the failures that led to 13 service members’ deaths.
House members voted 219 to 194 to condemn President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, among others.
All Republicans and 10 Democrats voted to hold the officials accountable for the preparation failures and department-level mistakes that led to the deaths of the 13 service members and nearly 200 Afghans.
Republicans have ramped up their messaging on the Afghanistan withdrawal after the third anniversary passed in August and as the 2024 election grows closer. With 41 days until the presidential race, the GOP has blasted the Biden-Harris administration for playing politics during the withdrawal that led the Taliban to retake the country.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) awarded the 13 deceased service members’ families the Congressional Gold Medal on Sept. 10 for their sacrifice after they were killed in a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate near Kabul’s airport.
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