U.S. State Department to allow House members to view classified Afghanistan document

The ‘dissent channel’ cable was sent in July 2021, before the U.S.’s chaotic August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said two top members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee can view a redacted version of a classified cable about the chaotic August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan sought by the committee’s Republican chairperson.

The State Department will let McCaul and the committee’s ranking Democrat, Gregory Meeks, view a redacted version to protect the identity of those using the dissent channel, Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters.“The Department has engaged extensively with the Committee to respond to your requests.

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