Tag: Afghanistan
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Republican senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Senate aide. The move by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is a Republican, follows threats from President-elect Donald Trump to fire senior officers and officials who oversaw the chaotic pullout from…
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General’s promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Senate aide. The move by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin follows threats from President-elect Donald Trump to fire senior officers and officials who oversaw the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan in 2021. It…
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House to vote to condemn Biden, Kamala Harris and others over 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
The House is set to vote Wednesday to formally condemn President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other officials over their handling of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The resolution, introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, criticized the administration’s “chaotic, precipitous” Afghanistan withdrawal, saying its “willful refusal to properly…