Washington, DC — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the Committee Democrats’ report detailing their findings on the Committee’s investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The report provides a detailed examination of the withdrawal, focusing on key findings about the decisions and actions taken during both the Trump and Biden administrations. 

The full report can be found here. Below is an excerpt of the letter addressed by Ranking Member Meeks to Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which accompanied the report: 

“American taxpayers have funded this Committee’s oversight, and the American people deserve the truth. We owe it to them to highlight the facts elicited in this investigation without undue spin and with respect for the seriousness of the subject and the witnesses who have voluntarily testified to us about it. If information we receive is hidden, twisted, or used as a political cudgel it will undermine the Committee’s ability to undertake credible oversight going forward.” 

“...many of those critical of the withdrawal effort simply have a fundamental objection to President Biden fulfilling his pledge to be the last Commander-in-Chief to preside over the war in Afghanistan. They are masking their displeasure with criticisms but have failed to offer feasible alternatives. We must continue to wrestle with these matters not to rewrite the past or assign partisan blame, but to identify lessons that can help us better fight and end wars in the future.” 

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