to Moscow s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine as well as for the supplemental funds for Afghanistan last year This partnership between the Administration and Congress has been essential to a strong...HOLLEN Thank you So I have a couple questions regarding the Priority 2 system that we established for Afghan refugees back in August 2021 There...
testing by North Korea and diminished American credibility following the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan On April 14 1984 then Secretary of State George P Shultz told an audience at Kansas State University...S victims are owed over 50 billion in damages for Iranian sponsored terrorist attacks in Iraq Afghanistan Lebanon and elsewhere 58 Tehran...
political context and the broader geopolitical context including the humiliating U S withdrawal from Afghanistan U S China tension and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised further questions in Iran about...leader and it could well outlast him given its perceived success The United States withdrawal from Afghanistan has emboldened Tehran to...
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...