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House Foreign Affairs Panel Votes To Hold Secretary Of State Antony Blinken In Contempt For Refusal To Testify On Afghanistan Withdrawal
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted along party lines to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for refusing to testify on Tuesday about the botched August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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