The Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, announced that he has invited Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to testify at a hearing as early as possible to “apprise Congress of the situation unfolding in Afghanistan.” Meeks said that the “situation in Afghanistan is rapidly changing and it is imperative that the administration provide the American people and Congress transparency about its Afghanistan strategy.”

At the same time, the Deputy Secretary of State held a press conference announcing that we cannot ensure the safety of Americans who cannot make it to the airport.