GOP Lines Up Against Biden Pentagon Nominee

Senate Republicans are poised to oppose President Joe Biden’s candidate for Pentagon policy chief, Derek Chollet, after the nominee failed to alleviate concerns that he is more focused on culture-war issues and climate change than on military readiness during his contentious confirmation hearing last week.

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Senate Republicans Urge Pentagon To Investigate Biden Appointee For Classified Intel Leaks

Senate Republicans are calling on the DOD inspector general to investigate whether Colin Kahl leaked classified intel to corporate media.

Report: Biden's Man-Purse-Toting Pentagon Official Colin Kahl To Resign

A top Pentagon official accused of leaking classified information will reportedly resign from his post later this year.

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Biden Official Leaked Classified Info About Trump-Era Chinese Spy Balloons To Deflect Criticism of Admin, Senators Say

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about the Chinese spy balloon to deflect blame about the Biden administration’s mishandling of the situation, according to two Republican senators.

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FASHION ALERT: Biden Aide Colin Kahl Has Massive Man Purse

Colin Kahl, the Biden administration aide and architect of the controversial Iran nuclear deal, has a massive man purse, or "murse," the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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Pentagon says there are 450 Americans still in Afghanistan, highest estimate so far



A Pentagon official on Tuesday told the Senate Armed Services Committee there are still nearly 450 American citizens who have yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan, more than previously estimated by the administration.

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) that there are 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, 76 more than the State Department had estimated were there on Friday, when it said there were 363 Americans still in Afghanistan. Both estimates are greater than the 100 to 200 number Secretary of State Antony Blinken said were left behind on Aug. 30, as U.S. forces were withdrawing from the war-torn nation.

On Tuesday, Inhofe asked Kahl to clarify the "confusing" numbers put forward by the administration since the troop withdrawal.

"One of the many confusing things about this whole thing is that we really don't know how many Americans are left in Afghanistan," Inhofe said. "The administration's number of U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan keeps changing. We all understand that. It's very confusing."

He pointed out that the Biden administration "always said 100 to 200 U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan," but on Tuesday said it "has already withdrawn 234 and is in contact with 363 others, 176 of whom want to leave."

"Now if we can figure this out you're doing a lot better than I have done," Inhofe said.

In response, Kahl ran through the latest numbers he had on who was still in Afghanistan, who is ready to get out, and who has said they are not yet ready to leave.

"In terms of how many American citizens we estimate are currently in Afghanistan, the Department of State is in contact with 196 American citizens who are ready to depart – and arrangements are being made for them to do so, either via air or over ground – and another 243 American citizens have been contacted and are not ready to depart, either because they want to stay in Afghanistan or aren't ready," Kahl said.

Speaking at a news conference Friday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the number of Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave has fluctuated as more people come forward and ask for help leaving the country.

"That range has been anywhere from below a 100 – right now it is somewhere in between 100 and 200 given that some Americans have – additional Americans have raised their hands, seeing our ability to effect their safe departure," Price said.

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Hawley Presses Pentagon Official On Why Administration Prioritized Packing Planes Over Vetting Afghan Evacuees

An August 18 email from the consul general in Kabul claimed Biden authorized officials to "err on the side of excess" when bringing people onto planes to the U.S.

Email Shows Biden Ordered Afghanistan Evacuation Flights Be Filled With Unvetted Refugees

During America's chaotic exit from Afghanistan earlier this year, the Biden administration issued a directive that evacuation flights be filled to "excess" with refugees who had not been properly vetted before arriving in America, according to an internal administration communication disclosed on Tuesday by Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.).

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Republicans Blame Pentagon Planner Colin Kahl for Bungled Afghanistan Strategy

Pentagon strategy chief Colin Kahl is in the hot seat over his role in the Biden administration's bungled Afghanistan withdrawal, four months after Senate Republicans unanimously opposed his nomination and warned that his appointment would be disastrous for national defense policy.

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Biden Pick for Pentagon Policy Chief Opposed Sending Troops to Southern Border

President Joe Biden’s nominee for Pentagon policy chief is a vocal opponent of sending U.S. military personnel to address the southern border crisis, a position that could pit him against Democratic senators from border states during his confirmation vote.

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