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Two House Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
South Carolina Representative Ralph Norman and Maryland Rep. Andy Harris are seeking to impeach Blinken because they say he did not give President Joe Biden proper advice and deserted US interests in Afghanistan.
“Secretary Blinken has failed to faithfully uphold his oath and has instead presided over a reckless abandonment of our nation’s interests, security, and values in his role in the withdrawal of American forces and diplomatic assets from Afghanistan,” the articles of impeachment state.
In “direct conflict with the intelligence and advice provided by his own diplomats and the intelligence community, Secretary Blinken failed to advise and counsel the President accordingly and did not inform the Congress nor American citizens at home and abroad of the dangers,” the two Republicans said.
In an interview on Fox News, Norman said, “Under the Constitution of the United States of America, the Secretary of State is tasked with informing Congress and American citizens on the conduct of US foreign relations.”
But Blinken failed in Afghanistan to do so, Norman said, adding, that left “American citizens exposed in a city under the control of the Taliban.”
“Secretary Blinken is also responsible for the safety of American citizens abroad and, in the case of danger, the safe and efficient evacuation of those Americans – which he has not done thus far.”
This comes after a suicide bombing resulted in the deaths of 13 US service members at the Kabul airport. Two explosions rattled the area outside the airport in the Afghan capital on Thursday amid the precarious security situation following the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Following the attacks, Daesh’s Amaq news agency said on its Telegram channel that the terror group was behind the explosions.
The attacks killed 12 US Marines and one Navy medic, US officials confirmed, noting 18 other US service members were injured.
