{"id":2127213,"date":"2023-12-17T04:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-investigation-into-militarys-afghan-withdrawal-quietly-makes-inroads\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T04:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:18:44","slug":"house-investigation-into-militarys-afghan-withdrawal-quietly-makes-inroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-investigation-into-militarys-afghan-withdrawal-quietly-makes-inroads\/","title":{"rendered":"House probe into military&#8217;s Afghan withdrawal gains traction silently"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhouse-investigation-into-militarys-afghan-withdrawal-quietly-makes-inroads%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=2127213&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--><h2>The House Investigation \u2064into the Biden Administration&#8217;s Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan \u2062Continues<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c House investigation into \u200cthe Biden administration&#8217;s\u200b military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than two\u2063 years ago is making\u200b progress behind the scenes. Despite being out of the\u2062 spotlight, the House\u200d Foreign Affairs Committee has been diligently conducting\u200c transcribed interviews with various current and former administration officials.<\/p>\n<h3>Interviews with \u200dKey Figures<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past\u200b six\u2064 months,\u2062 the committee\u2063 has interviewed more than 15 individuals, including Brian\u2062 McKeon, former Deputy Secretary of State\u2063 for Management and \u2063Resources; Amb. Ross Wilson, former \u2062chief of mission at Embassy\u200b Kabul; Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad,\u2064 previously \u2062the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation; Ned\u200c Price, the former State Department spokesman and now \u2062a senior\u2063 adviser to\u2062 Secretary Antony Blinken; and Suzy\u2062 George, Blinken&#8217;s chief \u2062of staff, \u200damong others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;ve learned so far is that this was entirely predictable,&#8221; said a \u2064committee aide. &#8220;The\u2063 State \u2063Department\u200c had blinders up after the Biden administration \u2062took over in\u200c January 2021. \u200bIt&#8217;s become very apparent that the Kabul-centric approach to \u200dAfghan security \u2062and the disregard for the Taliban&#8217;s advances across the \u2064rest of Afghanistan were major oversights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Obstacles and Lines of Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p>The committee has faced challenges in obtaining\u200c cooperation from the White House, which has &#8220;entirely \u200bstonewalled&#8221; their interview requests. However, the State Department has been more forthcoming with documents and\u200d interviews in recent months, although they were initially uncooperative.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is investigating several lines of inquiry, including the Biden administration&#8217;s adherence to\u2063 the Doha Agreement, \u2062the decision to\u200b give\u2063 up\u2064 Bagram Air\u2062 Base, and the handling of\u2064 non-combatant emergency evacuations.<\/p>\n<h2>Committee&#8217;s \u200dCommitment to\u2063 Accountability<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the chaos and distractions\u2063 in the \u200cHouse, \u2063the committee&#8217;s investigators remain focused on\u2063 their\u200b inquiry. Chairman Michael McCaul emphasized\u200c the importance of holding those\u2063 responsible for the withdrawal accountable\u2062 and preventing similar failures in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration would like Americans\u2063 to forget about its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan,&#8221; McCaul stated. &#8220;My committee \u200dwon&#8217;t let that happen. We will continue to uncover \u2062the necessary information\u2062 and ensure that\u200d those responsible are held accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation Background<\/h3>\n<p>The investigation was launched\u2063 by McCaul in January when House\u2062 Republicans gained the majority. \u2064Its purpose is to \u200cexamine \u200cthe decisions made by administration officials\u2062 leading up to\u2062 the military&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The images \u2063of Afghans desperately \u200dtrying to evacuate from Kabul\u2062 airport were defining moments of the U.S. withdrawal. The evacuation order was not declared\u2063 until the Taliban took control\u200c on August 15, 2021, just\u2063 weeks before the intended evacuation date. Despite evacuating over 120,000 people, many U.S. citizens\u200d and Afghan allies were left\u200d behind. Tragically, a suicide bombing outside the airport gates claimed the \u2064lives of 170 \u200bpeople, including 13 U.S. service members.<\/p>\n<p>On the two-year \u200danniversary of the bombing, the committee held\u200b a roundtable event with the families of\u2062 the fallen\u2064 troops, many of\u2063 whom expressed their dissatisfaction with the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Have\u200b current and former officials been cooperative \u2062in facilitating interviews with the \u2063House Foreign Affairs\u2062 Committee to assess the intelligence failures or misjudgments\u200c that potentially\u200c contributed to \u200cthe chaotic \u200dsituation on the \u200cground in Afghanistan?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Been\u2063 more cooperative, \u2063providing\u200c the \u200bcommittee with \u2063relevant documents and facilitating \u2064interviews with \u2063current and former officials. <\/p>\n<p>One of the key \u2064areas of inquiry for the committee is\u2064 understanding the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-disinformation-police-pressure-meta-to-run-election-interference-on-new-threads-platform\/\" title=\"Left-wing 'Disinfo' Police Push Meta for Election Interference on New Threads Platform.\">decision-making\u2063 process<\/a> behind the military withdrawal from Afghanistan and \u2063the subsequent collapse of the Afghan government.\u2063 The committee seeks \u200dto determine \u2062whether there were \u200dany intelligence failures or \u2062misjudgments that contributed to\u200d the chaotic situation on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Another line of \u200binquiry revolves around the evacuation efforts and the tragic terrorist attack\u200d at\u2063 Kabul&#8217;s Hamid\u2062 Karzai \u2063International Airport. The committee\u200d aims to assess whether the Biden administration was adequately prepared\u200c and responded \u2064effectively to the security threats faced \u2062during the evacuation process.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the committee is examining\u200b the administration&#8217;s communication \u200dwith foreign allies and the impact of\u200c the\u200c withdrawal on regional stability. They are interested in understanding \u2064whether there were any \u2064diplomatic miscalculations\u200d or breakdowns in coordination\u2063 that led to the hurried \u2064evacuation\u2062 and subsequent \u2063repercussions.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications and Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>The ongoing investigation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee \u2062has significant\u200c implications for the Biden administration and its\u2064 handling\u200b of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The\u200d findings and testimonies garnered from the interviews could shed \u200blight on\u200b critical failures or missteps and hold \u2064officials accountable for their actions or lack thereof.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover,\u200d the \u200dinvestigation \u200bserves as an \u200dimportant\u2064 exercise \u2062in ensuring transparency and accountability in \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-steube-voices-opinions-on-fisa-pending-impeachment-inquiry-vote\/\" title=\"Rep. Steube shares views on FISA, upcoming impeachment vote\">government decision-making processes<\/a>, particularly in matters of national security and foreign policy. It reinforces the role of congressional oversight in maintaining a balance of power and holding the executive branch to account.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation\u2062 continues,\u2062 the House \u200bForeign Affairs Committee\u2062 plans to expand its\u200c inquiry, conducting more \u2062interviews and obtaining additional\u2063 documents. They will also continue to seek the cooperation\u2064 of the White House to ensure \u200ba \u2062comprehensive and thorough examination\u200b of the withdrawal. The committee aims to present its \u200bfindings and\u2063 recommendations to \u200bthe House of Representatives, which may inform future\u200c policy decisions and reforms.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, while the House investigation into the Biden administration&#8217;s \u2062military withdrawal \u200dfrom Afghanistan may have faded\u2063 from the public eye, important work \u200cis being \u2064done behind the\u2064 scenes. The committee is diligently conducting interviews with key figures to understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-elon-musk-presses-robinhood-ceo-about-gamestop-fiasco-restricted-trading\/\" title=\"LISTEN: Elon Musk Presses Robinhood CEO About GameStop Fiasco, Restricted Trading\">decision-making process<\/a>, assess the evacuation efforts, and\u200d examine \u2062the implications \u200bof\u2062 the withdrawal. Through its investigation, the committee \u200baims to provide transparency, hold\u2062 officials accountable, and contribute to the improvement of \u200cfuture policies and\u2064 strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House probe on Biden administration&#8217;s Afghan military withdrawal, ongoing behind the scenes, is making steady headway. Over the past six months, House Foreign Affairs Committee investigators have interviewed more than 15 officials, both current and former, in transcribed sessions. 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