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Markwayne Mullin: “He [the Afghan national] came over a month after the…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN. MULLIN: 'There is no excuse for what took place.' | The Faulkner Focus

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It seems like he was operational, meaning he was in the fight with a paramilitary group for almost 10 years. And then what happened when he came to the United States? It looks like He [the Afghan national] came over a month after the disastrous withdrawal in August of 2021. There are some reports coming out that he was asked to stay. Him and his unit was asked to stay to help secure assets that Secretary Blinken and President Biden had left behind. (00:20–00:46)

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Asserts that the Afghan national arrived in the U.S. a month after the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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