US defense chief, top general, to brief on Afghanistan on Wednesday

Reuters

18 August, 2021, 08:40 pm

Last modified: 18 August, 2021, 08:44 pm

US defense chief, top general, to brief on Afghanistan on Wednesday

Reuters

18 August, 2021, 08:40 pm

Last modified: 18 August, 2021, 08:44 pm

An aerial view of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, previously known as Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, February 11, 2016. AfghanistanLM REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An aerial view of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, previously known as Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, February 11, 2016. AfghanistanLM REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley will brief the media on developments in Afghanistan on Wednesday afternoon, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing.

Kirby said the briefing was expected to take place at 3 pm Eastern Time (1900 GMT).

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