US congressional committee subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan


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  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press, in Doha, Qatar, August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/Pool/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, saying he had refused to appear before the panel to testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

In a letter about the subpoena, Chairman Michael McCaul said Blinken must appear before the committee on Sept. 19 or face contempt charges, the committee said.

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