State Department to Investigate End of Afghanistan Operations

Exit from Afghanistan is being placed under closer scrutiny.

The United States’ exit from Afghanistan is being placed under closer scrutiny. The State Department’s Office of Inspector General notified leaders it is looking into the suspension of operations in Kabul. The probe will reportedly include reviews of the embassy’s emergency action planning, execution of the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program and the evacuation from Kabul.
the exit, earlier this year, was criticized by both republicans and democrats as being too rushed. A spokesman for the Office of Inspector General says the work should be considered reviews and not investigations. Over the past few weeks, some high-profile members of the Biden Administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, testified about the withdrawal in front of congressional committees.