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WATCH LIVE: Defense, military officials testify on U S withdrawal from Afghanistan

May 20, 2021 9:38 AM EDT The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Brigadier General Matthew Trollinger, deputy director of Politico-Military Affairs in the Middle East, will testify, along with David Helvey, acting assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Watch the hearing live at 10 a.m. ET in the video player above. The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Wednesday he will make recommendations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in early June on how to monitor and fight terrorist groups in Afghanistan from beyond its borders after all American forces withdraw.

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Implications of Afghanistan Withdrawal Mulled in Senate

American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan, in 2017. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) WASHINGTON (CN) An acting assistant secretary for the Department of Defense who oversees Indo-Pacific security for the U.S. told a Senate committee Thursday that terrorist threats against Americans are minimal in Afghanistan. Lawmakers met to discuss the global, national and local implications of withdrawing U.S. security forces from Afghanistan, a move President Joe Biden announced in April. Some 13,000 U.S. troops in the country are set to complete their withdrawal by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and already began moving out at the beginning of May.

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Overnight Defense: Israeli Security Cabinet votes for cease-fire | Senators urge expedited visas for Afghans who helped US troops

Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.THE TOPLINE: The Israeli Security Cabinet on Thursday approved plans for a cease-fire with Hamas that would end more than a week of missile strikes and rocket fire in the Gaza Strip and Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's.

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Bill from House lawmakers would speed up visa process for at-risk Afghans who helped US

A pair of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would expedite the visa process for Afghan military translators, amid growing calls from Congress for the Biden administration to act quickly to shuttle allies out of the country ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

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Overnight Defense: Israeli Security Cabinet votes for cease-fire | Senators urge expedited visas for Afghans who helped US troops | Pentagon pushes for more military vaccinations

Overnight Defense: Israeli Security Cabinet votes for cease-fire | Senators urge expedited visas for Afghans who helped US troops | Pentagon pushes for more military vaccinations
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