has steadfastly 3 supported the United States and European allies by 4 deploying troops to Iraq Afghanistan and NATO s 5 Kosovo Force KFOR allowing United States mili 6 tary planes to refuel on Ukrainian...
Department s long term diplomatic commitment to the region following the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan As it relates to questions for the record for Ambassador Leaf and for all our nominees less than...
towards terrorists It is a pattern we have seen with the Taliban and the absolute disaster in Afghanistan It is a pattern we have seen with the Houthis in Yemen where again the Biden administration lifted...appeasement did not work with the Houthis in Yemen given that it did not work with the Taliban in Afghanistan why does the Administration...
carry out their work without fear of retaliation We applaud your government s support for RFE RL s Afghan staff and their families who have been displaced by the Taliban While you continue to provide them...
address challenges in the Middle East and 9 north Africa including the Syrian humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and other 10 frontline states 11 We also need to make sure this budget is structured so that our...Secretary how we are demonstrating and intend to 6 demonstrate leadership in ending this crisis 7 On Afghanistan and Pakistan let me say I...
critical importance and sig nificant challenges Indeed the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan will require sustained Senate oversight for how the administration plans to mitigate the effects...Af ghan SIV applicants I continue to be concerned about the thou sands of remaining Afghan SIV applicants and our Afghan human rights and...
equity and inclusion Mr Chairman with the President s decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September 11 we are faced with new risks and new opportunities In particular we have an historic...American investors Third on Afghanistan I started my career working on the Afghan border in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and saw first...
the attacks 20 2 Those bombings followed by the expedi 21 tionary diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan 22 demonstrated the need to prioritize the security of 23 United States posts and personnel abroad...120622 120622 030 xml 858342 6 3763 1 how Department personnel and resources 1 dedicated to Mission Afghanistan were reallocated 2 following...
unprecedented The return of great power com petition the rise of authoritarianism the collapse of Afghanistan addressing climate change conflicts leading a global response to the pandemic and most importantly...
the Taliban entered Kabul Afghanistan and toppled the elected government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan resulting in de facto Taliban rule over the people of Afghanistan Whereas the Taliban has prohibited...