Rep. McCaul Seeks Answers From 9 Diplomats on the Deadly Afghanistan Withdrawal

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul has called for nine current and former U.S. diplomats to testify about their role in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal efforts from Afghanistan two years ago.

Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has called for nine current and former U.S. diplomats to testify about their roles in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal efforts from Afghanistan in 2021.

In a series of letters coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the last U.S. soldiers boarding a transport plane out of Afghanistan, Mr. McCaul identified the key current and former officials who could shed light on the conclusion of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.