House Oversight Republicans call out Biden admin for 'obstruction' of IG's Afghan withdrawal probe
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House Oversight Republicans called for a briefing by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, claiming the Biden administration is obstructing probes.
"Historically, State and USAID [United States Agency for International Development] have honored SIGAR’s mission," the letter said. "But since the Biden Administration’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal—which is in desperate need of oversight— State and USAID have denied travel, delayed, obstructed, and even questioned SIGAR’s jurisdictional authority. The Biden Administration’s obstruction directly violates the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, which both require agencies to provide Inspectors General information or assistance." Ronn Blitzer is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics and breaking news.
Fox News reached out to SIGAR, the State Department, and USAID for comment, but none immediately responded.
SIGAR has been working on five reports to fulfill a request from the Oversight Committee to look into what caused the "rapid collapse of Afghanistan" and the impacts of the U.S. withdrawal.