House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan withdrawal
By Haley Talbot, CNN
Published 8:04 PM EDT, Tue September 3, 2024
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appear later this month to discuss its report on the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“The Committee is holding this hearing because the Department of State was central to the Afghanistan withdrawal and served as the senior authority during the August non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO),” Republican Chairman Michael McCaul wrote of the hearing set for September 19.
In his letter, McCaul said Blinken had refused previous requests to appear before the committee.
CNN has reached out to the State Department for comment.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/politics/blinken-subpoena-house-committee-afghanistan/index.html