{"id":2018169,"date":"2023-08-31T14:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccaul-seeks-answers-from-9-diplomats-on-the-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:13:38","slug":"rep-mccaul-seeks-answers-from-9-diplomats-on-the-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccaul-seeks-answers-from-9-diplomats-on-the-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. McCaul questions 9 diplomats on Afghanistan withdrawal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-mccaul-seeks-answers-from-9-diplomats-on-the-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) is \u2064demanding answers. On the two-year anniversary of the \u2062U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, McCaul has called for nine \u200dcurrent and former U.S. diplomats to \u2062testify about their role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-captures-billions-in-us-military-equipment\/\" title=\"Taliban Captures Billions in US Military Equipment\">chaotic evacuation efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a series of letters, McCaul identified nine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/complete-destruction-of-north-south-relations-threatened-following-missile-tests-in-korean-peninsula\/\" title=\"\u2018Complete Destruction\u2019 Of North-South Relations Threatened Following Missile Tests In Korean Peninsula\">key officials<\/a>\u200b who could\u2063 shed light\u2062 on the conclusion of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. These individuals have been asked to provide \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-call-on-top-biden-admin-officials-to-testify-on-bungled-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"GOP Reps Call on Top Biden Admin Officials To Testify on Bungled Afghanistan Withdrawal\">transcribed interviews<\/a> to Congress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccaul-seeks-answers-from-9-diplomats-on-the-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Rep. McCaul questions 9 diplomats on Afghanistan withdrawal.\">revealing crucial information<\/a> about the Biden administration&#8217;s withdrawal and the subsequent surrender to the Taliban.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Officials Requested for Testimony:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ross L. Wilson, former acting \u2064U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Brian McKeon, former deputy secretary\u200d of state for management\u200b and \u2062resources<\/li>\n<li>Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation<\/li>\n<li>Carol Perez, \u2062former\u200b acting under secretary of \u2062state\u200d for management<\/li>\n<li>Ambassador John Bass, under\u200c secretary of state for management and\u2062 former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>Derek Chollet, counselor to the secretary<\/li>\n<li>Suzy\u200c George, chief of staff to \u2063the secretary<\/li>\n<li>Salman\u200b Ahmed, director, policy planning staff<\/li>\n<li>Dean Thompson, U.S. ambassador to Nepal, former acting assistant\u200c secretary for south and central Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The U.S. withdrawal\u200d from Afghanistan\u200d was \u200dmarred by chaos \u200dand tragedy. As the Taliban seized control of the country, \u200cthe Western-backed Afghan government collapsed.\u200d U.S. troops and diplomats worked tirelessly to \u200bevacuate \u200bcivilians through the Kabul airport, hoping for \u200ba peaceful resolution with the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2063ISIS-K terrorist group took advantage of the situation and carried out a \u2062devastating suicide attack at the airport, \u2063resulting in the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and numerous civilians.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul is determined to uncover the truth behind this &#8220;unmitigated disaster of epic proportions.&#8221; He \u200chas sent\u2062 letters to the former diplomats and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requesting their testimony\u200d before Congress. The deadline for arranging \u2063the transcribed interviews is September 7.<\/p>\n<p>While the State Department has not\u2064 confirmed whether Blinken will approve\u2063 the interview requests, they\u2062 have expressed cooperation with the post-withdrawal investigations thus \u2063far.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions For Military \u2064Officials<\/h2>\n<p>McCaul&#8217;s investigation extends beyond the \u2062diplomats. The Department of Defense and the State Department \u2064both played \u2064crucial roles in\u200b the \u2063withdrawal and evacuation operations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, McCaul requested a transcribed interview with U.S. \u2064Marine Lt. Col. \u200dBrad\u200c Whited, the commanding officer of a \u200dsniper team involved in\u2063 the security mission at the Kabul airport. This interview will provide further insight \u200cinto\u200b the events surrounding the fall of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCaul has requested the testimony of nine American diplomats, both current and former, regarding their involvement in the tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan two years ago. 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