Missing Oklahoma representative threatened embassy on unsanctioned Afghan rescue mission: Report

Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin, who is said to be safe but is currently missing, threatened embassy workers for Tajikistan while attempting to enter bordering Afghanistan to rescue five U.S. citizens, according to a new report.

The congressman made a phone call to the U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan on Monday, during which he told the embassy that he planned to fly from Tbilisi, Georgia, into Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, in the next few hours and needed the top diplomat's help, two U.S. officials familiar with the incident told the Tulsa World. The Republican lawmaker intended to...