Congressmen make surprise visit to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) – Two U.S. congressmen made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Tuesday.

Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer said they traveled on a plane with empty seats to Kabul to “conduct oversight” on the evacuations taking place.

Their plans apparently came as a surprise to U.S. House leadership, the White House and the Defense Department.

The arrival of the Congressmen to the middle of a war zone came as U.S. officials work to increase flights evacuating Americans and Afghans.

A U.S. official called the visit an “unhelpful distraction.”

Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent out a letter to House members discouraging others from visiting the country.

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