the house Foreign Affairs committee has subpoena Secretary of State Anthony blinkin to testify about the problematic American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 chairman Michael McCall is demanding blinken's testimony on September 19th to address the role of the state department in the chaotic evacuation efforts The subpoena could lead to contempt charges if blinkin fails to appear despite previous testimonies and providing extensive documents to Congress the state department has clashed with the committee over access to additional records this ongoing dispute highlights significant scrutiny over the decision-making processes that led to the withdrawal criticized by many as mismanaged under both the Trump and Biden administrations State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says blinkin has testified before Congress on Afghanistan more than 14 times he adds that blinkin is unavailable to testify on the date suggested by the committee