
Watch Live: Top Pentagon officials hold first press conference since Afghanistan withdrawal
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the nation's highest military officer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley are holding a press conference Wednesday at 1 p.m. It will be the first press event the two men have done since the formal end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. What: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a press conference Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Time: 1 p.m. ET Location: Pentagon – Arlington, Virginia Online stream: Live on CBSN in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
The head of U.S. Central Command General Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie on Monday announced all U.S. troops had withdrawn from the country, marking the end of the nation's longest war. The last U.S. plane left Afghanistan at 3:29 ET on Monday.
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