US Lawmaker Says Taliban Beheaded Afghan Allies, Family Members

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), speaks at a bipartisan news conference on the ongoing Afghanistan evacuations, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul expressed concerns over the situation Afghan partners still to be evacuated face amid a looming deadline to withdraw all forces from Kabul’s airport.

McCaul, the highest-ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during a bipartisan press conference on Wednesday, the United States has a “moral obligation” to ensure the evacuation of Afghan interpreters and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants as he highlighted the threats these people are likely facing by the Taliban terrorist group.