Afghan Soldiers Demonstrate Improvement, U.S. General Says
Today in the Department of Defense, January 20, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is traveling. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko provide testimony to the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support on oversight of the task force for business and stability operations projects in Afghanistan at 2:30 p.m. EST, SR-232A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.
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Source: U.S Department of Defense
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