Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and U. S. Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie will testify in front of the House Armed Services Committee later this month on the U.S. military’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan.
“The committee will receive testimony from the Department of Defense on the issues surrounding the end of the U. S. military mission in Afghanistan,” the House Armed Services Committee said of the hearing, titled “Ending the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan.”
Austin, Milley, and McKenzie were central figures during the final days of the nearly 20-year U. S. military presence in Afghanistan, ending in an evacuation effort that led many lawmakers to question the military and Biden administration’s exit strategy.
The testimony will come one day after the trio of military leaders testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which will be… (Read more)
