Heinrich Questions Military Experts on United States Strategy in Afghanistan

In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questions leading military experts on the viability of continuing to train Afghan forces and about the military’s overall strategy in Afghanistan. Sergeant First Class Antonio Rodriguez of Las Cruces, N.M. reportedly died of injuries sustained when an individual in an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) uniform opened fire on U.S. and Afghan forces in Nangarhar province on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Witnesses included General John M. Keane, USA (Ret.), Chairman, Institute For The Study Of War, Former Vice Chief Of Staff, U.S. Army; Dr. Colin F. Jackson Professor, Strategy And Policy Department, United States Naval War College, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Afghanistan, Pakistan, And Central Asia; and Brigadier General Kimberly C. Field, USA (Ret.).