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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JULY 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (R) participate in a news briefing at the Pentagon July 21, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary Austin and Gen. Milley held a news briefing to discuss various topics including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Lawmakers set to grill top military leaders on Afghanistan for first time since troop withdrawal

Published on September 29, 2021

By Zachary Cohen, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley are set to testify publicly before Senate lawmakers Tuesday, marking the first time that top military officials will appear before Congress since the full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Austin and Milley will be joined by the