Bayan News – The U.S. Congress Foreign Affairs Committee has summoned Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, for the 15th time to explain the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The committee has threatened that if the Secretary of State fails to appear, he will be accused of contempt for violating the subpoena.
Secretary Blinken was summoned to the committee on Thursday, September 19, but a spokesperson for the State Department announced that Blinken could not attend due to other commitments.
Matthew Miller stated that the State Department is negotiating with the Foreign Affairs Committee to agree on another date for Blinken’s appearance.
So far, the U.S. State Department has not responded to the latest subpoena from the committee.
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