Congressional testimony Archives

Testimony: The Biden Administration’s Policy on Afghanistan

Thomas Joscelyn | September 30, 2021

Note: On September 30, 2021, Thomas Joscelyn testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee at a hearing titled, “To receive testimony on Afghanistan.” You can watch a recording of the hearing here, and you can read his full written testimony here. An excerpt, without footnotes, is below. Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Inhofe, members of the […]

Testimony: The Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Policy

Thomas Joscelyn | September 23, 2019

On Sept. 19, Thomas Joscelyn testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at a hearing titled, “The Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Policy.” His testimony focused on the close working relationship between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

The terrorist diaspora: After the fall of the caliphate

Thomas Joscelyn | July 13, 2017

Thomas Joscelyn’s testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee’s Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States on what happens to the Islamic State after it loses its territory in Iraq and Syria.