Tweet Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh walks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the latter arrives for a Guard of Honor ceremony in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Austin are on the first overseas trip by Cabinet-level officials since President Joe Biden took office. They visited Japan and Seoul, after which Austin travelled on to New Delhi for talks with Indian officials. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) General Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, believes that a U.S. pullout from Afghanistan will lead to the collapse of the Afghan army. He also said he was uncertain whether the government of Afghanistan could protect the U.S. embassy in Kabul.