Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans released their report detailing the findings from a three-year long investigation into the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021:
“Our House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have carefully and methodically investigated the Biden-Harris Administration’s failed withdrawal from Afghanistan that tragically claimed the lives of 13 American servicemembers and weakened America’s standing on the world stage. The investigation affirmed that the Biden-Harris Administration failed in its duty to protect our soldiers and State Department personnel, and deliberately lied to the American people about their mismanagement and failed strategy.
“This report paints an incriminating picture of an administration concerned with optics and public perception rather than accountability and the safety of American personnel. Because of this failed withdrawal, the Taliban once again controls Afghanistan, terrorists have been emboldened, billions of dollars of weapons and equipment were left behind, and America has lost the trust of our allies. And not a single administration official was fired over this catastrophe.
“We must not allow the Biden-Harris Administration to rewrite history. The families of the 13 fallen servicemembers and the allies we abandoned in Afghanistan deserve better, and we are grateful to Chairman McCaul and the entire committee for their work in bringing these important facts to light.”