https://www.businessinsider.com/2-members-of-congress-flew-directly-into-kabul-amid-evacuation-2021-8

Two Congressional lawmakers flew into the Kabul airport amid the ongoing evacuation spurred by the Taliban takeover earlier this month, angering the State Department and US military personnel who were forced to provide last-minute security measures for the two legislators, The Associated Press reported.

Officials told the outlet that Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat and former US Marine, and Rep. Peter Meijer, a Michigan Republican and former US Army reservist, chartered an airplane to the Kabul airport, where they stayed for several hours. The two men, who both served in Iraq, have been critical of how the Biden administration executed the troop drawdown in Afghanistan and have called for more Afghans to be evacuated.

According to the AP, the congressmen reportedly left the capital city on another charter aircraft, which led to frustration among officials who argued the men's seats could have taken other Americans or fleeing Afghans out of the country.

According to the AP, the State Department, Defense Department, and White House officials "were furious" about the unannounced trip, which was reportedly planned without any coordination among diplomats or the military personnel who have been leading the evacuation on the ground for the last week.