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State Dept. IG Launches Probe Biden's Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Reports

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States'... 18.10.2021, Sputnik International

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The probe will particularly look into the State Department’s Special Immigrant Visa program; resettlement of refugees and visa recipients; as well as the emergency evacuation of the US Embassy in Kabul, the report said, citing documents and State Department and congressional officials.Diana Shaw, the State Department acting Inspector General, notified Congress of the investigation on Monday, the report said.After the Taliban* took over Kabul on August 15, hundreds of people rushed to the airport, which resulted in several days of chaos. As foreigners and Afghans who helped foreign forces were striving to leave, the airport was shaken by terrorist attacks organized by a local Daesh* affiliate.* Terrorist organizations outlawed in Russia

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State Dept. IG Launches Probe Biden's Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Reports

22:02 GMT 18.10.2021 (Updated: 13:25 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP Photo / Manuel Balce CenetaDepartment of Homeland Security's Assistant Inspector General for Special Reviews and Evaluations Diana Shaw, is sworn in at the start of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "the overcrowding and prolonged detention at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019.

Department of Homeland Security's Assistant Inspector General for Special Reviews and Evaluations Diana Shaw, is sworn in at the start of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the overcrowding and prolonged detention at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.10.2021

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States' diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Monday.

Diana Shaw, the State Department acting Inspector General, notified Congress of the investigation on Monday, the report said.

SCOOP: State Dept IG just notified top lawmakers that they’ve opened several new investigations surrounding the end of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan

Full list of new inquiries below; letter obtained by @politico

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After the Taliban* took over Kabul on August 15, hundreds of people rushed to the airport, which resulted in several days of chaos. As foreigners and Afghans who helped foreign forces were striving to leave, the airport was shaken by terrorist attacks organized by a local Daesh* affiliate.

* Terrorist organizations outlawed in Russia