GOP subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan cables and withdrawal.

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, has issued a subpoena for a dissent cable written by US diplomats serving in Afghanistan before the US withdrawal from the country. The cable warned that swift action needed to be taken by the department because they believed the situation in Afghanistan could rapidly deteriorate and they feared a catastrophe. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the committee that he opposed sharing the document because he was concerned about it having a chilling effect on diplomats’ use of the channel.