Republican Chairman Threatens Subpoena if Blinken Fails to Provide Afghanistan Document by Monday

Republican Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul has given Secretary of State Antony Blinken until Monday afternoon to turn over a key document related to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan or face a subpoena for the file. The document in question is the dissent cable sent by US diplomats in Kabul in mid-July 2021. McCaul has repeatedly warned that he would issue a subpoena if the State Department failed to share what he determined were three priority items: the cable, the after action report looking at the withdrawal, and the embassy evacuation plans.