WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US State Department's inspector-general will review the end of the Joe Biden administration's diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, including the emergency evacuation of the US embassy in Kabul, a spokesman said on Monday (Oct 18).

The department's acting inspector-general will also look into its special immigrant visa programme, the processing of Afghans for admission as refugees, and their resettlement in the United States.

The acting inspector-general, Ms Diana Shaw, notified Congress on Monday that her office was launching "several oversight projects" related to the end of the US military and diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

A congressional aide said a briefing by Ms Shaw was scheduled for Tuesday.

The planned evaluation was first reported by Politico.

The US-backed Afghan government collapsed in mid-August as the militant Islamist Taliban swept through the country at lightning speed and marched into the capital, Kabul.

US Republicans have harshly criticised President Biden's administration for the spectacular collapse of the two-decade war effort, although the President's approval ratings have largely recovered from an initial hit tied to the chaotic withdrawal.

Thirteen US troops died in an Aug 26 suicide bombing as they tried to safeguard the evacuation effort that ultimately relied on support from the Taliban, a long-time US foe.