An Oklahoma congressman who made headlines when he attempted an unsanctioned trip to Afghanistan has revealed an American family he was trying to rescue has been evacuated.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican, revealed the news on Twitter, saying that the woman, Mariam, and her three children had been evacuated from the country on Monday morning. Mullin said he had received an email from a friend that said Mariam and her children were stuck in Afghanistan, and he spent the last two weeks with his team trying to help get her and others out of the country.
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Mullin claimed that Mariam had taken her children to Afghanistan so they could visit their grandparents for the first time, but when the Taliban took over, they got stuck in Kabul. The family got out of Afghanistan at 05:32 EDT on Monday.
“We worked around the clock,” Mullin said on Twitter. “But despite the many frustrating setbacks, the team I have been blessed to work with never gave up. Mariam and the kids have been through so much, literally looking death in the face multiple times, including again today, but they never gave up either.”
Mullin said that while it was wonderful that Mariam’s family had been evacuated, there are still many other families who want to get out of the country and that America cannot rest until all of them are home.
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Mullin attempted a trip to Afghanistan after two other congressmen, Rep. Peter Meijer, a Michigan Republican, and Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat, took a trip of their own. Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy discouraged any more attempts to visit the war-torn nation.
Speaking about the trip last week, Mullin denied being a cowboy, saying: “I’m not Rambo.”
