DEVELOPING: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani flees the country with Taliban fighters in Kabul and the group on the brink of taking power as the US rushes to exit 20 years after toppling the militant regime.
, the Taliban prepared to take full control of the country once more.
U.S. forces were evacuating all staff from the city's American embassy via Kabul's airport after BidenThe embassy will close once all personnel are transferred out, a person familiar with the situation told NBC News, and there have been intense negotiations with the Taliban for safe passage.later Sunday that they were instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place as there were reports of the airport “taking fire.”The evacuation comes at the end of a rapid U.S.
“We’ve been very clear with the Taliban that any effort on their part to interrupt our operations, to attack our forces, to attack our personnel, would be met with a very strong, decisive response,” he said.Blinken said the “inability” of the Afghan security forces to defend their country played a “very powerful role” in the rapid Taliban takeover of parts of the country.
The Taliban advance and ensuing collapse of the Afghan government has sent large numbers of civilians fleeing their homes, seeking refuge both from the fighting and theIn Kabul, thousands of people were living in parks and open spaces.
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