GOP lawmakers introduce article of impeachment against Blinken over Afghanistan

Published August 27, 2021 5:25pm ET



A pair of Republican lawmakers introduced an impeachment resolution against Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, accusing the top U.S. diplomat of high crimes and misdemeanors for his role in the chaos engulfing Afghanistan.

Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Andy Harris of Maryland both blamed Blinken’s diplomacy for contributing to the “preventable” events in Kabul, where at least 13 U.S. service members and 113 Afghan civilians were killed in a terrorist attack Thursday as U.S. forces continue to evacuate remaining Americans and Afghan allies.

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