Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Jim Inhofe, a top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday (local time) vowed to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out over-the-horizon strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan. World News | Top Republican Vows to Press Austin, Blinken at Secret Briefing on Conducting Strikes in Afghanistan.