The State Department’s inspector general has begun a series of investigations into the chaotic conclusion of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan.
The investigations will look into several different issues ranging from the State Department’s Special Immigrant Visa program to the processing of Afghan refugees and their resettlement, according to an Oct. 15 memo to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The inspector general’s office will also look into the emergency evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
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Diana Shaw, the State Department’s acting inspector general, notified Congress on Monday of the “several oversight projects.”
“Given the elevated interest in this work by Congress and the unique circumstances requiring coordination across the Inspector General community, I wanted to notify our committees of jurisdiction of this important work,” she wrote in her letter sent to various leaders, including the Foreign Affairs and Intel committees in both the House and Senate.
There are also a number of investigations into the U.S. military’s final days in Afghanistan after spending 20 years there.
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The Pentagon’s inspector general is pursuing three reviews: the botched drone strike that targeted an innocent aid worker and killed 10 civilians, the screening process for Afghans, and an audit of support for the relocation of Afghan nationals.
Other investigations include a review by the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations into the videos purportedly showing people falling from departing planes and a study by the Office of the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars when he fled the country.
