U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, along with Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, has called on U.S. National Security Advisor Marco Rubio to examine the Biden administration’s process for vetting Afghan nationals entering the United States.
In a letter addressed to Rubio, the senators referenced a recent terror attack in Washington, D.C., which resulted in two National Guard members being shot. They linked this incident to broader concerns about national security and criticized the administration’s approach following the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“The horrific terror attack in Washington, D.C. the past week that resulted in the shooting of two brave National Guard members demonstrates that it is past time for the United States to revisit the deficiencies of the Biden administration’s vetting process for Afghan nationals and remedy the resulting egregious security threats such a process created in the United States after the disastrous August 2021 withdrawal. We urge you to take immediate action to prevent future attacks on American servicemen and citizens,” wrote the Senators.
Other senators who signed onto this letter include Susan Collins of Maine, James Lankford of Oklahoma, John Cornyn of Texas, Tedd Budd of North Carolina, Michael Rounds of South Dakota, and Todd Young of Indiana.
The full text of their letter can be read online.
