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oklahoma rep richard mullin said he would travel back to the us after 'going dark' when american diplomats refused to let him into afghanistan with a helicopter full of cash to help

A Republican representative from Oklahoma said on Wednesday that he is coming home from Georgia after failing to get assistance from the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan to rescue a family from Afghanistan by helicopter.

Congressman Markwayne Mullin, 44, announced along with a selfie on Instagram: 'I am heading home.'

'Am I extremely disappointed in how we (United States) left Americans behind… that would be an understatement,' Mullin wrote in his Wednesday post. 'President Biden and his administration are absolutely lying to the American people about Americans and our friends being left behind.'

'So many great Americans, many who are Veterans and many who are not, are stepping up to keep our promise,' he added.

 'We will never leave an American behind.'

At least 100 American citizens seeking evacuation from Afghanistan were left behind as Joe Biden felt it was more important to stick to the August 31 troop withdrawal deadline rather than keep forces in the country to help get U.S. citizens out safely. 

Oklahoma Representative Markwayne Mullin announced on Instagram Wednesday that he is 'heading home' from Georgia after he failed to convinced U.S. diplomats in Tajikistan to transfer money so he could carry out a rescue mission in Afghanistan of an American mother and her four children

Oklahoma Representative Markwayne Mullin announced on Instagram Wednesday that he is 'heading home' from Georgia after he failed to convinced U.S. diplomats in Tajikistan to transfer money so he could carry out a rescue mission in Afghanistan of an American mother and her four children

Mullin reportedly threatened ambassador to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim when his request was denied to transfer money for the rescue effort

Mullin reportedly threatened ambassador to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim when his request was denied to transfer money for the rescue effort

The president has vowed to continue to work to get American citizens out of Afghanistan without troops there to assist and has also committed to get Afghan allies out as they have quickly become targets for Taliban retribution.

During his first remarks since the Afghanistan withdrawal on Tuesday, Biden lauded the mission an 'extraordinary success' and hailed the 120,000 people evacuated to safety in 'one of the biggest airlifts in history'.

Mullin didn't disagree the evacuations were plentiful, but said more needs to be done.

'Have we been helping get Americans out of Afghanistan, yes. Is the mission continuing, yes,' he wrote on Instagram.

He also assured that he did not go 'missing' while in Georgia waiting to get into Afghanistan for a rescue mission, but instead 'went dark' because 'it wasn't safe to be communicating.'

In a call on Monday, Mullin asked the U.S. embassy in Tajikistan to help transport a huge amount of cash as part of an attempt to travel to neighboring Afghanistan to rescue an American woman and her four children by helicopter.

The answer was that the embassy could not back such a dangerous mission, leading an infuriated Mullin to threaten U.S. ambassador John Mark Pommersheim and embassy staff, according to the Washington Post.   

'To say this is extremely dangerous is a massive understatement,' a State Department official told the newspaper on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. 

Mullin, a former Mixed Martial Arts fighter turned congressman, told officials he wanted to fly from Tblisi, Georgia, to the Tajikistan capital Dunshanbe within hours and needed the ambassador's help. 

But the embassy told him they could not help him flout the country's limits on bringing cash into the country. Nor could they support such a dangerous plan.

Mullin assured he was safe on Wednesday after a U.S. officials said they did not know of his location after he was denied help in his rescue attempt

Mullin assured he was safe on Wednesday after a U.S. officials said they did not know of his location after he was denied help in his rescue attempt

Pictured is the U.S. embassy in Tajikistan, which Mullin approached for help with his mission

Pictured is the U.S. embassy in Tajikistan, which Mullin approached for help with his mission

It was reportedly his second effort to reach Afghanistan for a private rescue bid,

Last week he got as far as Greece but was denied permission to carry on to Kabul by the Pentagon, an administration official said.   

Officials have been on high alert for similar missions after an unauthorized trip by   Reps. Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer last week, which were condemned as thoughtless publicity stunts at a time when the armed forces were already overstretched at Kabul airport.

As of late Tuesday, U.S. officials told the Washington Post they were unsure of Mullin's location and his office did not respond to multiple requests for comment. 

The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Monday just before midnight.

It brought to an end America's 20 year war and it closed out with a mammoth evacuation effort. 

The U.S. military helped evacuate more than 120,000 people, including U.S. citizens, allies and at-risk Afghans from Kabul airport. 

The chaotic airlift was augmented by a string of private enterprises, from veterans using their military knowhow to help their Afghan allies reach the airport to charter planes collecting women who feared for their future under the Taliban. 

Mullin condemned the U.S. withdrawal for leaving stranded Americans behind on Monday

Mullin condemned the U.S. withdrawal for leaving stranded Americans behind on Monday

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said fewer than 200 American citizens remained behind and that diplomatic efforts were already under way to establish new pathways out.

The State Department reissued a Level 4 travel advisory for the country on Monday. 

'Do not travel to Afghanistan due to civil unrest, armed conflict, crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and COVID-19,' it said.

Mullin is not a U.S. military veteran, unlike Moulton and Meijer. 

The Republican was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2012. 

He has been an outspoken critic of the Biden administration's exit from Afghanistan.

'This is a sad day for our country,' Mullin said in a Twitter post on Monday night.

'Americans have been stranded in Afghanistan by the Biden administration and are now left to defend themselves from terrorists overrunning the country. 

'One motto of our military is 'leave no man behind.' But today, that's exactly what President Biden did.'

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