Chris Van Hollen: “We all recognize that a negotiated political solution is the only way forward in Afghanistan.”

We must hold them to this standard and hold a hearing to determine what the Department knows, as well as request the original report written by embassy staff on the status about these killings.

This should chill every American to the bone. When the rights of one are threatened, the rights of all are at risk.

We must not forget that a federal judge has already made clear what we have long known: the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice is engaged in a vindictive prosecution against Kilmar.

Last night’s ruling from a federal judge made plain: the Administration’s efforts are in clear violation of Congressional intent.