Blinken to be questioned by lawmakers Monday about Afghanistan withdrawal
In Afghanistan, the Biden administration must figure out how to deal diplomatically and politically with what will be a Taliban-led government.
Republicans were especially scathing in the hearing, with several labeling Blinken a liar and calling on him to resign. They appeared eager to place the blame of the last 20 years of the Afghanistan ordeal on the current government. “As we’ve done throughout our history, Americans are now welcoming families from Afghanistan into our communities and helping them resettle as they start their new lives,” Blinken said. “That’s something to be proud of too.”
Meeks urged his colleagues to keep politics out of what he said should be a somber assessment, and he called out many of the Republicans attacking Blinken.
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