SHADOW HEARING: Trump’s Betrayal of America’s Afghan Allies

Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove

February 11, 2026 3:30 PM

Room Number: Rayburn Gold Room
Location: 2168

Witnesses:

  • Zia Ghafoori
    Co-Founder & CEO, Interpreting Freedom Foundation
    Former SIV recipient and Interpreter and Cultural Advisor, U.S. Special Forces

  • Catalina Gasper
    USN, CDR (Ret.), former U.S. Navy Special Duty Information Warfare and Intelligence Officer

  • Jessica Bradley Rushing
    Chief of Staff, AfghanEvac
    Former Deputy Director for Communications and Engagement, Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts
    Former U.S. Army Reserves

  • Kyleanne Hunter, Ph.D.,
    CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
    Former U.S. Marine Corps Major