Senate panel may subpoena U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to testify on Afghanistan -Menendez

[September 15, 2021]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said on Tuesday he was disappointed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not agree to testify at a committee hearing on Afghanistan and he may subpoena him and others to do so.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers a speech during the 20th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Franklin Paul)

[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.]

Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.  Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.