DOD Leaders Address Bagram Departure, Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Timing

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2793440/dod-leaders-address-bagram-departure-noncombatant-evacuation-operation-timing/

Following the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, some questioned the handover of Bagram Air Base. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said maintaining a presence there would not have helped the U.S. mission during the waning days of the 20-year war.

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