Hearing: “The Biden Administration's Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General”

Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (10:00 AM)

2154 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Nicole Angarella
Acting Deputy Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM

Ms. Diana Shaw
Acting Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General, Department of State

Added 04/14/2023 at 04:17 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM

The Honorable John Sopko
Inspector General, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

Added 04/14/2023 at 04:17 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM

The Honorable Robert Storch
Inspector General, Department of Defense

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 12:40 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 04/14/2023 at 04:17 PM
  • UC - Turner - Letter from SIGAR to State and USAID dated June 22, 2022 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Turner - Letter to President Biden dated July 6, 2022 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Letter from Comer and Grothman to IG Sopko dated November 7, 2022 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Letter from Comer and Grothman to IG Sopko dated October 25, 2022 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Letter to Committee Chairs and RMs from SIGAR dated June 22, 2022 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Email exchange between SIGAR and Department of State [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM
  • UC - Balint - Article - "These 16 Republicans voted against speeding up visas for Afghans fleeing the Taliban" - USA Today [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:19 AM
  • UC - Armstrong - Article - "The Afghanistan Papers: Unguarded Nation" - The Washington Post [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:19 AM
  • UC - Armstrong - Article - "The Afghanistan Papers: At War with the Truth" - The Washington Post [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:19 AM
  • UC - Armstrong - SIGAR Report - February 2023 [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:25 AM
  • UC - Armstrong - White House Paper - "U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan" [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:25 AM
  • UC - Brown - Olivia Troye Twitter Thread [PDF] Added 05/18/2023 at 12:25 PM
  • UC - Goldman - Memo dated November 11, 2020 - The White House [PDF] Added 05/18/2023 at 12:25 PM
  • UC - Luna - Graphic [PDF] Added 05/18/2023 at 12:25 PM

Member Statements

  • Connelly - Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 05/08/2023 at 10:03 AM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 04/20/2023 at 11:39 AM
  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 06/18/2025 at 12:10 PM

First Published: April 12, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Last Updated: June 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM