Lawmakers vow investigations into Afghanistan missteps have only just begun
By Leo Shane III
Sep 30, 11:02 AM
Senior defense leaders this week faced more than 12 hours of questions in public hearings on the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, but lawmakers see that as just the start of their oversight work on the issue.
Leaders in the House and Senate are promising additional classified briefings and public inquiries into not just the last few months of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, but the last 20 years of military involvement there.
In addition, Senate Armed Services Committee member Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Thursday introduced legislation to create an independent commission to review a variety of military decisions in Afghanistan, to “ensure the United States never repeats the mistakes it made in Afghanistan during the 20 years of war.”
https://www.armytimes.com/flashpoints/afghanistan/2021/09/30/lawmakers-vow-investigations-into-afghanistan-missteps-have-only-just-begun/
