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Once again<\/a>, a senior Defense Department official is expected to face tough questioning from lawmakers this week over this summer\u2019s withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan and the long-term security impact of the move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, it\u2019s Colin Kahl, under secretary of defense for policy, who is scheduled to appear in a public hearing on Afghanistan before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His appearance comes almost one month after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley<\/a> were grilled by committee members in a often tense hearing on the same topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators received a classified briefing on Afghanistan last week. After that, committee ranking member Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said he was dismayed by the latest security updates for the region following the American troops\u2019 exit and will ask Kahl \u201chow the Biden administration intends to deal with the serious national security consequences of our departure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both House and Senate lawmakers have promised ongoing hearings on the Afghanistan departure, the nearly 20-year war and the military missteps in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, Oct. 26 <\/strong>
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nAfghanistan<\/i>
\r\nColin Kahl, under secretary of defense for policy, will testify on the security situation in Afghanistan.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nWomen veterans<\/i>
\r\nVA officials will testify on support services for female service members and veterans.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nDOD workforce <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on workplace development issues.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nVA health records <\/i>
\r\nVA officials will testify on current progress with their electronic medical records overhaul process.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several pending nominations, including Marc Stanley to be U.S. ambassador to Argentina.
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\r\nWednesday, Oct. 27<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nHuman trafficking <\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on efforts to combat human trafficking.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nState Department <\/i>
\r\nOfficials will testify on the current operations and the annual authorization bill for the department.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nVA patient safety<\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on efforts to improve patient safety at VA medical centers.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nBlack Sea security<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on the security situation in the region.
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\r\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 418 Russell
\r\nVeterans employment<\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on employment, education and home loan programs.
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\r\nThursday, Oct. 28<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nThe Balkans<\/i>
\r\nGabriel Escobar, deputy assistant Secretary of State for Eurasian Affairs, will testify on the current security situation in the region.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nMilitary depots<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on depot modernization issues.
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