Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration’s Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal”
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration’s Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal” on Thursday, July 27th.
This hearing will examine the Biden administration’s planning for the unconditional U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the administration’s decision to close Bagram Airfield and to run the evacuation solely through Kabul airport, its planning for worst case scenarios, and its responses to indications of a rapid Taliban takeover.
What: Hearing – “A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration’s Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal”
Date: Thursday, July 27th, 2023
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: HVC-210
Witnesses:
Colonel (Ret.) Seth Krummrich
Vice President
Global Guardian
(Former Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command Central)
Command Sergeant Major Jacob Smith
4-31 Infantry, 2nd BCT
10th Mountain Division
Documents:
***Additional witnesses may be added. Check here for updates.***
***Coverage note: All Committee proceedings are webcast live here.***
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