US Defence Secretary Austin did not support staying in Afghanistan ‘forever’

WASHINGTON:US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin told a congressional committee today that he had not supported keeping troops in Afghanistan “forever.”

He also told a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the US withdrawal in Afghanistan – the second in two days with testimony with top military leaders – that there had been no “risk free” status quo option if the military had stayed and that more troops would have been needed. — Reuters

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