State Department watchdog to lead review into Afghanistan withdrawal
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The State Department's acting Inspector General will lead a review of the Biden administration's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the emergency evacuation of U.S. and Afghan nationals, according to congressional officials and correspondence reviewed by CBS News.
Diana R. Shaw, the Department's watchdog, wrote in a notification dated October 18 to the leadership of key House and Senate committees that her office would initiate "several oversight projects related to the suspension of operations at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan."
The review, according to Shaw's letter, will focus on four areas, including the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program; Afghans processed for refugee admission in the United States; the resettlement of Afghan refugees and visa recipients; and the embassy in Kabul's emergency action planning and execution, "including the evacuation of U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals."
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