Pelosi, Delegation Conclude Two-Day Visit to Afghanistan
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The delegation was led on a tour of Afghan Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan by Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th AEW and TAAC-Air commander, and other TAAC-Air members (credit: U.S. Air Force)
Kabul, Afghanistan – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional Delegation to Afghanistan, where they met with Commander of NATO Resolute Support Mission and US Forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson, Jr., and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Peter Michael McKinley, as well as U.S., NATO, and Afghan servicememembers from various military bases around Afghanistan.
The delegation also met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and discussed the political and security situation in Afghanistan.
"It is an honor to meet with our servicemembers and diplomats in Afghanistan,” Leader Pelosi said. “We are grateful for their unwavering commitment to America's security and their determined dedication to the mission.”
In addition to Leader Pelosi, the Members of the delegation are:
- Congressman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Member, Appropriations Committee
- Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Member, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY), Member, Appropriations Committee
- Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Member, Appropriations Committee
- Congressman André Carson (D-IN), Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Member, Transportation Committee
- Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL), Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Member, Financial Services Committee
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