The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a virtual hearing to review the Administration’s response to reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. This hearing will examine Russia’s growing support for the Taliban as well as explore how we should understand Russia’s alleged activities in Afghanistan in the broader context of the Putin regime’s malign global agenda.

Witnesses

Mr. Michael Morell
Former Acting and Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency

Celeste Wallander, Ph.D.
Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia/Eurasia
National Security Council

General John W. Nicholson (Ret.)
Former Commander of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission     
United States Army

Mr. Ian Brzezinski
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy
U.S. Department of Defense