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In a statement on Friday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the Pentagon approved a plan to transfer authority over the military operations in Afghanistan.
Command is set to switch from Gen. Scott Miller to Gen. Frank McKenzie later this month. Meanwhile, officials said the move serves as a “key milestone” in the U.S.’s diminished presence in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of occupying the Middle East nation.
This comes as U.S. troops are pulling out of their primary base in the country. Kirby announced the American troops departure from Bagram Airfield on Friday.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a new ally in her quest to enhance the militaryâs response to sexual assaults within its ranks.
Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, first introduced the Military Justice Improvement Act in the U.S. Senate in 2013. One of its provisions calls for independent prosecutors to handle sexual assault cases involving service personnel rather than having them adjudicated by military commanders.
But the legislation failed to gain much traction among Pentagon leaders and in the Senate. Undaunted, Gillibrand has continued to pursue the issue. And now backing for her plan has come from the top.
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