Official Letters
This page is a living index of AfghanEvac letters, public statements, and key congressional correspondence. We created it so advocates, journalists, congressional staff, and community partners can quickly find primary-source documents in one place, track how policy and operational realities have changed over time, and reference the exact language we used at critical moments.
AfghanEvac Letters
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- December 2021Letter to Biden and Congressional Leaders
- July 5, 2022Letter to local and state government officials
- August 15, 2022Letter to the Afghan Diaspora
- December 14, 2022Ambassador letter to Congress
- December 17, 2022Flag letter to Congress
- June 11, 2023Letter to AfghanEvac Families
- July 5, 2023Letter to state and local government officials
- August 3, 2023Letter to US government partners
- August 4, 2023Letter to AfghanEvac Team
- August 15, 2023Open Letter to Afghan Diaspora
- October 17, 2023Open letter to Pakistani Officials
- August 13, 2024Letter to AfghanEvac Families
- August 15, 2024Open Letter to Afghan Diaspora
- August 15, 2024Letter to US government partners
- August 20, 2024Letter to President Biden re Abbey Gate families
- December 11, 2024Letter to HFAC
- January 14, 2025Transition letter to President, VP, Congressional Leaders
- February 8, 2025Letter to Secretaries Noem, Hegseth, Rubio
- February 15, 2025Response to USCIS
- February 20, 2025Open letter to GWOT veterans
- April 23, 2025Letter to Secretaries Noem, Hegseth, Rubio, and NSA Waltz
- May 19, 2025Letter to HFAC / SFRC Prior to Rubio Testimony
- June 8, 2025Servicemember Families
- June 11, 2025Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding State Reauth
- June 16, 2025Letter to CARE and NVC Leadership
- June 19, 2025Letter to Secretary Noem regarding ICE detention of Afghans
- July 11, 2025Letter to CARE staff impacted by Reduction in Force
- July 15, 2025Letter to State and DHS leadership regarding CAS population
- August 15, 2025Letter to the Coalition marking 4 years since fall of Kabul
- August 25, 2025Letter to State Department leadership re Pakistan leak
- August 30, 2025Letter to the Afghan Diaspora (English, Dari, and Pashto)
- October 15, 2025Open Letter Protecting Children and Upholding America’s Commitments
- December 19, 2025Letter to Senator Blackburn
- January 1, 2026Letter to all Congressional Offices
- January 5, 2026Letter to Senator Mullin
Congressional Letters (asterisk indicates bipartisan)
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- July 15, 2021Warner, Rubio bipartisan letter on Afghan allies*
- August 13, 2021Malinowski, Crow, 37 total bipartisan*
- August 16, 2021Menendez, Shaheen, 46 total bipartisan*
- August 17, 2021Rep. Sara Jacobs bipartisan letter*
- August 18, 2021Shaheen, Ernst, 57 total bipartisan*
- August 19, 2021Meng, Waltz, 77 total bipartisan*
- September 2, 2021Senators Young, Tillis, other GOP
- September 2, 2021Bicameral dems to Yellen
- September 2, 2021Dems to Blinken
- September 7, 2021Bera to Blinken / Mayorkas
- September 14, 2021Dem Senators to Biden
- September 28, 2021WA delegation bicameral to Blinken
- December 16, 2021Rep Jacobs and Sen Merkley to Yellen and Blinken
- December 20, 2021Senator Markey HP
- January 19, 2022Crow, Malinowski, and Meijer bipartisan to Blinken on foreign assets*
- February 11, 2022Merkley and Connolly to Blinken and Yellen
- March 16, 2022Hawley re Abbey Gate
- May 26, 2022Senator Markey oversight
- March 24, 2023Blumenauer and Nunn bipartisan SIV*
- January 4, 2024Markey HP letter
- January 18, 2024McCaul re EHC
- May 1, 2024Blumenauer, Crow, and Nunn bipartisan SIV*
- December 18, 2024Crow and Nunn SFOPS SIV*
- February 5, 2025Bera to Noem and Rubio on family reunification
- February 9, 2025Klobuchar, Coons, Blumenthal, Kelly, and Durbin
- February 12, 2025Congressman Morelle
- March 4, 2025Lawler, McCaul, and Hudson
- March 6, 2025McClellan + 49 Democrats
- May 16, 2025Crow and Nunn SIV appropriations*
- May 30, 2025Shaheen and Murkowski on TPS*
- May 30, 2025Crenshaw GOP Save Enduring Welcome
- June 3, 2025Ivey and Van Hollen bicameral TPS to Noem and Rubio
- June 5, 2025Titus and Peters letter to Rubio re CARE
- July 2025Meeks and Kamlager-Dove to Mast and Huizenga requesting bipartisan hearings
- December 18, 2025Crow, Peters, Matsui, and Moulton to State and DHS