Changes

Mark Milley said in a press briefing on July 21, 2021, “our drawdown continues in a safe and orderly manner.” He continued with the following excerpted statement:

Mark Milley said in a press briefing on July 21, 2021, “our drawdown continues in a safe and orderly manner.” He continued with the following excerpted statement:

{{quotebox-float|“[T]he Afghan Security Forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country, and we will continue to support the Afghan Security Forces where necessary in accordance with the guidance from the president and the secretary of defense.

{{quotebox-float|“The Afghan Security Forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country, and we will continue to support the Afghan Security Forces where necessary in accordance with the guidance from the president and the secretary of defense.

“The future of Afghanistan is squarely in the hands of the Afghan people, and there are a range of possible outcome[s] in Afghanistan. And I want to emphasize repeatedly, and I’ve said this before, a negative outcome, a Taliban automatic military takeover, is not a foregone conclusion. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and make adjustments as necessary.”}}

“The future of Afghanistan is squarely in the hands of the Afghan people, and there are a range of possible outcome[s] in Afghanistan. And I want to emphasize repeatedly, and I’ve said this before, a negative outcome, a Taliban automatic military takeover, is not a foregone conclusion. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and make adjustments as necessary.”<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2702966/secretary-of-defense-austin-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-gen-mille/</ref>}}

''[[Breitbart]]'' reported on August 16, 2021 that Milley told [[senator]]s on a briefing call that U.S. officials are expected to alter their earlier assessments about the pace of terrorist groups reconstituting in Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/16/gen-milley-warns-senators-terror-groups-will-come-back-faster/</ref>

''[[Breitbart]]'' reported on August 16, 2021 that Milley told [[senator]]s on a briefing call that U.S. officials are expected to alter their earlier assessments about the pace of terrorist groups reconstituting in Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/16/gen-milley-warns-senators-terror-groups-will-come-back-faster/</ref>

{{quotebox-float|“Based on the evolving situation, officials now believe terror groups like [[al-Qaeda]] and others may be able to grow much faster than expected, according to the person, who had direct knowledge of the briefing but was not authorized to discuss the details of the call publicly and spoke to the [[AP]] on condition of anonymity.”

{{quotebox-float|“Based on the evolving situation, officials now believe terror groups like [[al-Qaeda]] and others may be able to grow much faster than expected, according to the person, who had direct knowledge of the briefing but was not authorized to discuss the details of the call publicly and spoke to the [[AP]] on condition of anonymity.”