GOP lawmaker threatens to delay Biden national security nominees over Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — A Republican senator is vowing to delay President Joe Biden’s nominees to the State Department and Pentagon unless Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
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Blinken vows Afghanistan evac mission will continue, but lawmakers skeptical
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday offered repeated assurances to lawmakers that Americans and allies in Afghanistan will be brought safely out of that…
This week in Congress: Lawmakers hold first hearings on Afghanistan evacuation missteps
Lawmakers this week will hold their first public hearings on the Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation missions since all military forces departed from the country late…
This week in Congress: Lawmakers hold first hearings on Afghanistan evacuation missteps
Lawmakers this week will hold their first public hearings on the Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation missions since all military forces departed from the country late…
US: Afghan evacuee flights halted from two key military bases
The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas for unspecified “health safety concerns,” a move U.S. officials warn…
Veterans groups, evacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
WASHINGTON (AP) — American veterans groups and others are pleading for U.S. and Taliban action on a weeklong standoff that has left hundreds of would-be…
State Department vows to improve visa process for Afghans, rescue those left behind
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday acknowledged significant failures in his department’s Special Immigrant Visa program designed to bring vulnerable Afghan allies to safety…
State Department vows to improve visa process for Afghans, rescue those left behind
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday acknowledged significant failures in his department’s Special Immigrant Visa program designed to bring vulnerable Afghan allies to safety…
State Department vows to evacuate Americans, allies from Afghanistan after military exit
Secretary of State Antony Bliken said the end of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan does not mean the end of efforts to evacuate American…
Hundreds of Americans still awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan: State Dept
Federal officials are scrambling to aid the few hundred remaining Americans in Afghanistan in need of evacuation help ahead of next week’s deadline to withdraw…