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Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefed reporters on several issues, including the investigation into the August 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing attack that kille…

Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issues, including military aid to Ukraine and the terrorism threat one yea…

The Department of Defense held a detailed briefing into the findings of an investigation into the August 2021 bombing outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 13 U.S. service m…

Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby and CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie briefed reporters on the investigation into the killing of 10 civilians in an August 29,2021, air st…

Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby briefed reporters at the Pentagon. He also confirmed that there had been five cases of the measles among Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S., incl…

Department of Defense officials briefed reporters on the procedures for processing Afghan evacuees before they leave for military bases in the United States.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley held a briefing at the Pentagon to discuss the end of the military mission in Afghanistan. After saying …

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command, held a briefing. General VanHerc…

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Air Force General Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command, held a briefing to discuss the evacuation operation of Afghan evacuees, as well as …

General Kenneth McKenzie, U.S. Central Command commander, announced the completion of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He told reporters there were no longer any American troops in the …

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a briefing on evacuation and security efforts in Afghanistan. General Taylor provided an update on a previous-day …

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a news conference on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans after the fall of the country to the Taliban. …

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and U.S. Northern Command Commander General Glen VanHerck held a briefing on evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. General VanHerck provided an update on the…

Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Major General Hank Taylor, with the Joint Staff, briefed reporters on ongoing evacuation efforts from Kabul, Afghanistan, following Thursday’s suicide bo…

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Kenneth McKenzie provided updates related to explosions in Kabul during evacuation efforts from Afgha…

Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a news conference on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans after the fall of the country to the Taliban. The…

Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Air Force General Tod Wolters, the commander of the U.S. European Command, briefed reporters on some of the logistics behind the evacuation efforts from …

Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a news conference on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans after the fall of the country to the Taliban. The…

Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a news conference on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans, telling reporters that approximately 16,000 indi…