Working Christmas: Cicilline in Afghanistan With Troops

KABUL — U.S. Cong. David Cicilline (D-RI) is spending Christmas Day in Afghanistan. At least part of the day, he'll be working. He arrived Christmas Eve at 5 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and made two stops. The first one was at Resolute Support Headquarters. From there he went on to the U.S. Embassy for a security briefing from John R. Bass, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan designate John R. Bass. More briefings are on his schedule for Christmas Day, along with visits to tactical bases.

It won't be all work, though.

"He will celebrate Christmas with men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who are serving there as part of Operation Resolute Support," his office said.

He'll start the morning at a Christmas Day breakfast for Rhode Islanders serving as part of Operation Resolute Support. Later, he 'll also serve Christmas Day lunch to troops at Resolution Support Headquarters.

Cicilline is visiting Afghanistan along with three Republican colleagues from the House Foreign Affairs Committee; they are U.S. Congs. Lee Zeldin, Mike Coffman, and Brian Fitzpatrick.