Blinken finally set to testify on Afghanistan pullout

After long wrangling, Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the panel said on Tuesday, after a long dispute with the Republican-led committee.
Blinken finally set to testify on Afghanistan pullout after months of resistance
The hearing, scheduled for Dec. 11, will come roughly three months after the secretary of state skipped a similar hearing before the committee, violating a congressional subpoena to appear
Blinken set to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal in House amid looming contempt vote
After months of requests and a looming contempt vote, Antony Blinken agreed to testify in front of the GOP controlled House under threat of contempt vote.
Blinken to appear at Afghanistan withdrawal hearing, top Republican says
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to testify before the committee about the Biden
Republican senator blocks promotion of general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a source familiar with the matter, as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to go after the officials involved in the withdrawal.
Blinken to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal
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