The House Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for sensitive cables from the U.S. embassy in Kabul. The subpoena, signed by Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, requests an internal dissent cable written by 23 State Department employees in Afghanistan. The document is seen as a vital piece of information as the committee investigates the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Biden administration is facing criticism from both sides of the aisle. The State Department has yet to comment on the subpoena.
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Former Afghan female lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her bodyguard were shot dead in her Kabul home on Sunday morning. An investigation is underway to determine who carried out the attack, which has sparked outrage in the city. Nabizada was a vocal advocate for women's rights and had been a vocal critic of the Taliban. The Afghan government has promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.