House probes ‘stunning failure’ of US withdrawal from Afghanistan

On March 8th, I-ARC’s Executive Director Camille Mackler testified in front of the full House Foreign Relations Committee on the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan in 2021. The below article is one of many recounting Camille’s and others’ searing testimony from that time period.

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The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan received a somber and serious review on Wednesday as the House Foreign Affairs Committee opened its public probe of the 2021 military evacuation from the country.

Lawmakers heard powerful stories from those on the ground during the chaotic two-week evacuation, those based in the U.S. who did everything in their power to help Afghan allies seeking to flee, and those still working to get those left behind safely out of the country. 

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