US House Subpoenas Blinken Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is required to testify on September 24 about the 2021 Afghanistan exit.
- The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a subpoena for Blinken to appear on September 24.
- Blinken's testimony is sought to address the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
- If Blinken fails to appear, the committee may recommend holding him in contempt of Congress.
- The committee initially requested Blinken's presence on September 19, but he was unavailable.
- The State Department has proposed alternative dates for Blinken's testimony.