The trip came as a hastily brokered five-day cease-fire in Syria was struggling to take hold entering its third day. Pelosi has been harshly critical of Trump’s move in Syria, which was greeted with dismay by governments throughout the region. ), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced in September that he would retire at the end of his term. Pelosi's trip to Afghanistan was her first since she was elected speaker earlier this year. ADADWhile Pelosi was on the trip, her brother Thomas J. D’Alesandro III died Oct. 20 at his home in Baltimore.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2019 17:15 UTC