IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1240 
Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit 
to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in their posses-
sion referring or relating to certain aspects of the United States with-
drawal from Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BUCK, Mr. BURCHETT, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies 
of all documents in their possession referring or relating 
to certain aspects of the United States withdrawal from 
Afghanistan. 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests 
the President, and directs the Secretary of State, to trans-
mit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, cop-
ies of all documents (including all records, communica-
tions, correspondence (including email), messages (includ-
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ing text and instant messages), transcripts, summaries, 
agendas, written agreements, notes, memoranda, diplo-
matic cables, reports, legal opinions, analytical products, 
briefing materials, intelligence assessments, white papers, 
non-papers, meeting readouts, and other materials, re-
gardless of electronic or physical format), both classified 
and unclassified, in the possession of the President or the 
Secretary of State, respectively, as of the date of adoption 
of this resolution that refer or relate to— 
(1) any consultations with NATO allies and 
partners since January 20, 2021, regarding the 
United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, includ-
ing any reactions, concerns, or objections expressed 
by such allies and partners; 
(2) the release of violent extremists (including 
Taliban, al-Qaida, and ISIS–K) from prisons in Af-
ghanistan during the Taliban’s 2021 offensive; 
(3) numbers of United States citizens, lawful 
permanent residents, or Afghan SIV program appli-
cants in contact with the Department of State to re-
quest evacuation assistance from Afghanistan, from 
July 30, 2021, to the present; 
(4) any agreement, commitment, or under-
standing reached with the Taliban related to the 
evacuation of United States citizens, lawful perma-
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nent residents, Afghan SIV program applicants, and 
other at-risk Afghans by the United States Govern-
ment or private entities; 
(5) any information provided to the Taliban, or 
to any Taliban forces, from August 13, 2021, to the 
present regarding United States citizens, lawful per-
manent residents, Afghan SIV program applicants, 
or other at-risk Afghans attempting to depart Af-
ghanistan, including any information provided to as-
sist the clearance of individuals through Taliban 
checkpoints; 
(6) the Taliban’s compliance with the agree-
ment signed with the United States at Doha, Qatar, 
on February 29, 2020, including its counterter-
rorism guarantees to prevent any cooperation, re-
cruiting, training, plotting, and fundraising in Af-
ghanistan by al-Qaida and other groups that threat-
en the United States and our allies; 
(7) the relationship between the Taliban and al- 
Qaida since February 29, 2020, including any rela-
tionship between the Taliban and the Haqqani Net-
work, and any relationship between the Haqqani 
Network and al-Qaida, and any al-Qaida members 
returning to Afghanistan following the Taliban’s 
capture of Kabul; 
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(8) any funding provided or assets transferred 
by, or at the request of, the United States from Jan-
uary 20, 2021, to the present, either directly or indi-
rectly through a third party or foreign government, 
with the knowledge or expectation that the Taliban 
would receive the benefit of such funding or assets, 
to include paying for seats on aircraft operated by 
commercial airliners controlled by the Taliban; 
(9) Department of State F–77 reports (identi-
fying numbers of potential evacuees) for Afghanistan 
from January 2020 to the present; 
(10) Embassy Kabul Emergency Action Plans 
(EAPs) and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations 
(NEO) plans and operations in Afghanistan from 
January 20, 2021, to the present; 
(11) assistance to, coordination with, or policies 
or directives regarding private and nongovernmental 
groups, including those run by American veterans of 
the Afghanistan conflict, working to evacuate Af-
ghans at risk because of their previous work with 
the United States; 
(12) any official views or objections proffered 
by Administrator Samantha Power of the United 
States 
Agency 
for 
International 
Development 
(USAID) to the Department of State or the White 
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House from April 2021 to the present regarding the 
Afghanistan withdrawal, including any views regard-
ing impacts on USAID program implementers left 
behind; 
(13) any agreement, commitment, or under-
standing reached with the Taliban regarding even-
tual United States recognition of the Taliban as the 
lawful government of Afghanistan; 
(14) the August 15, 2021, offer made by the 
Taliban to allow the United States military to have 
responsibility for security in Kabul and for the 
Taliban to stay out of the city during the evacu-
ation, and the United States Government decision to 
reject that offer; 
(15) any agreement with a foreign government 
to grant the United States basing, runway, or air-
space access, and logistical supply that would sup-
port the extension of United States intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) or counterter-
rorism strike capabilities into Afghanistan; 
(16) any agreement with a foreign government 
to allow the continued presence in its territory of Af-
ghan SIV applicants and their family members while 
their applications are processed and considered by 
the United States; 
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(17) any agreement or understanding with a 
foreign government regarding commitments or obli-
gations of the United States toward Afghan citizens 
transported into that country’s territory on a United 
States Government-chartered or military flight from 
Afghanistan; 
(18) any agreement or understanding with a 
foreign government regarding that government’s 
willingness to permit entry or continued presence by 
Afghan evacuees who fail United States security or 
refugee screening processes; 
(19) Afghans evacuated on United States Gov-
ernment-chartered or military flights from Afghani-
stan who have failed initial screening or have other-
wise been determined to be inadmissible to the 
United States, including any information regarding 
the number and current location of such individuals; 
(20) any role or procedures of the Department 
of State or another United States Government agen-
cy in approving or disapproving privately chartered 
flights intended to evacuate persons from Afghani-
stan, including review or approval of passenger 
manifests, flight plans, or landing approval in for-
eign countries; 
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(21) passenger manifests for United States 
Government-chartered and military flights with civil-
ian passengers aboard, departing Afghanistan from 
July 30, 2021, to the present, including any infor-
mation regarding the accuracy or completeness of 
such manifests, and any comparisons or disparities 
between passenger lists at departure and upon ar-
rival; 
(22) information regarding civilian passengers 
aboard United States Government-chartered and 
military flights departing Afghanistan from July 30, 
2021, to the present, including the numbers of— 
(A) United States citizens; 
(B) lawful permanent residents of the 
United States; 
(C) Afghan SIV program applicants and 
their immediate family members; 
(D) Afghan P1 and P2 refugee program 
applicants; and 
(E) other at-risk Afghans not eligible for 
the SIV program, P1 refugee program referral, 
or P2 refugee program referral, to include 
members of the Afghan security forces; 
(23) efforts and processes to identify and 
screen Afghan passengers aboard United States 
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Government-chartered and military flights departing 
Afghanistan from July 30, 2021, to the present, in-
cluding any assessments, criticisms, or complaints 
regarding the adequacy of such security screening 
processes; 
(24) communications with Afghan President 
Ashraf Ghani, from July 23, 2021, to the present; 
(25) any discussions, assessments, or opinions 
regarding United States Government decisions to 
cease support to members of the internationally rec-
ognized Afghan government and security forces con-
tinuing to fight the Taliban; 
(26) communication with members of the Af-
ghan security forces from August 10, 2021, to the 
present regarding cessation of United States support 
to members of the internationally recognized Afghan 
government and security forces; 
(27) the destruction at United States consular 
facilities in Afghanistan of documentation regarding 
Afghan visa applicants and recipients, including in-
formation regarding documentation not digitized or 
archived prior to destruction; 
(28) the disposition of United States-origin de-
fense articles provided to the Afghan National De-
fense and Security Forces, including those delivered 
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to Afghanistan after April 14, 2021, whether in the 
Taliban’s possession or transferred to third parties; 
and 
(29) documents, reports, and original findings, 
even if in draft form, produced by the internal State 
Department review of the Afghanistan withdrawal 
led by Ambassador Dan Smith, including transcribed 
interviews. 
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