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Aug. 26, 2022

Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley

Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley issued a statement one year after the attack at Abbey Gate outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.

Sept. 3, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Calls Thanking Allies for Their Support During the Afghanistan Noncombatant Evacuation Operation

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Gen. Mark A. Milley thanked allied chiefs of defense by phone for their support during the Afghanistan noncombatant evacuation operation.

Aug. 31, 2021

Chairman Milley, SEAC Colon-Lopez Message to the Joint Force

To every member of our Joint Force who fought in operations in Afghanistan...

Aug. 26, 2021

Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley on the Attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs — Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley on the Attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet Army Gen. Scott Miller at Joint Base Andrews, Md., upon his return home from Afghanistan after relinquishing command of U.S. and NATO Resolute Support Mission, July 14, 2021. Miller relinquished command July 12, 2021 as the U.S. reduces the military presence in Afghanistan. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

July 14, 2021

Gen. Milley statement on mission in Afghanistan, welcomes back Gen. Miller

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's statement on the reduced military mission in Afghanistan and welcomes back Gen. Austin S. Miller, former commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan and the NATO Resolute Support Mission.

Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Kabul, Dec. 17, 2020. The senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Afghanistan.

Dec. 17, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani

Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Kabul during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Dec. 17, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Taliban Representatives

Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: In coordination with the Department of State and the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation (SRAR), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and SRAR negotiators met with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar as part of the military channel established in the U.S.-Taliban agreement.

July 24, 2020

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Vice President Salleh, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Vice President Salleh, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Feb. 29, 2020

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Statement on the Afghanistan Peace Declaration

A man speaks from behind a podium surrounded by military members.

Nov. 28, 2019

Trump Highlights Progress During Thanksgiving Visit to Troops in Afghanistan

President Donald J. Trump highlighted the sacrifices and grit of U.S. service members fighting against extremism by visiting Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for Thanksgiving.