NEW: "We're pleased" says @PentagonPresSec on US-#SouthKorea reaching consensus on cost-sharing deal for US troops

Says the deal will "strengthen our alliance & our shared defense"
"The effort we have applied ... underscores the level of importance " of the US-#SouthKorea relationship, per @PentagonPresSec
"Military readiness on the peninsula is always a high priority" per @PentagonPresSec, noting upcoming training events
NEW: Request by @CapitolPolice to extend @USNationalGuard mission to help w/security at the #USCapitol "still being evaluated" per @PentagonPresSec

The approx. 5,200 Nat'l Guard troops are currently set to wrap up March 12 - this Friday
#Afghanistan: "Everyone here is mindful of looming deadlines" per @PentagonPresSec, but adds "There hasn't been a decision made yet on future force posture"

US-#Taliban deal calls for US to withdraw troops by May 1
"This has got to be solved politically, not militarily" per @PentagonPresSec

"Th effort is rightfully on diplomacy" he says

US wants to "end this war in a sustainable way"

#Afghanistan
"The review is ongoing" per @PentagonPresSec on #Afghanistan/#Taliban deal and force posture
"We're pleased obviously that the #UnitedStates & the Republic of #Korea negotiating teams have reached consensus on a proposed text of a special measures agreement that we believe will strengthen our alliance & shared defense" per @PentagonPresSec
"The proposed agreement reaffirms that the #UnitedStates Republic of #Korea alliance is the linchpin of peace, security & prosperity for Northeast Asia & a free & open Indo-Pacific region" per @PentagonPresSec
US-#SouthKorea now pursuing "final steps" to conclude the agreement, adds @PentagonPresSec
"Part of that evaluation is, as you know, evaluating the requirement as well as the potential sourcing solutions" per @PentagonPresSec

"You're going to need support from the governors & all that's going to be factored into the eventual decision that gets made" he adds
NEW: Pentagon calls suspected #Houthi attacks on #Saudi oil storage facility & a @Aramco residential compound "unacceptable & dangerous"

"Attacks like these are not the actions of a group that is serious about peace" per @PentagonPresSec
"We want the #Houthis to demonstrate their willingness to engage in the political process, stop attacking & start negotiating" per @PentagonPresSec
"#SaudiArabia faces genuine security threats from #Yemen & others in the region" per @PentagonPresSec "The attacks over the weekend that put the lives of innocent civilians in danger underscore that security threat & the threat to regional stability"

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"We also remain deeply focused on cultivating a safe environment for our DoD professionals...to fulfill their oath to the Constitution" he says
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NEW: Top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says @US4AfghanPeace Zalmay Khalilzad will ask the #Taliban to extend the May 1 deadline to withdraw US forces from #Afghanistan

per @voadariafghan @voapashto
"He's going to ask to amend the agreement to comply with terms to accept the US presence after May 1st" @RepMcCaul tells @voadariafghan @voapashto

@US4AfghanPeace will also "hopefully amend the agreement to apply to the violence against the civilian population & the Afghan Army"
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