NEW: U.S. to evacuate 'significant number' of employees from embassy in Kabul
August 12, 2021, 7:19 PMWASHINGTON -The State Department is expected to announce a relocation of a "significant" number of employees from its embassy in Kabul as the Taliban make rapid gains in Afghanistan, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Afghanistan's third largest city, Herat, was on the verge of falling to the Taliban on Thursday amid heavy fighting, as the militant group also established a bridgehead within 150 km of Kabul.
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