U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief House members on the situation in Afghanistan in an unclassified virtual conference on Sunday morning.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested the meeting along with an in-person classified briefing when the House is back in Washington the week of Aug. 23.
NATO said that it is “helping to maintain operations at Kabul airport to keep Afghanistan connected with the world.”
In a statement it says that it would also maintain its diplomatic presence in Kabul. “The security of our personnel is paramount, and we continue to adjust as necessary,” it added.
NATO provided no details on its number of staff still in Afghanistan, but said it was “constantly assessing developments” in the country.
“We support Afghan efforts to find a political solution to the conflict, which is now more urgent than ever,” the statement said.