BREAKING: Biden admin. says it will scale back the number of staff at the US embassy in Afghanistan as Taliban forces rapidly advance across the country.
The U.S. flag is reflected on the windows of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2021.The Biden administration said Thursday it will scale back the number of staff at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan as Taliban forces rapidly advance across the country.
The Defense Department will temporarily deploy additional U.S. forces to Kabul airport to provide security as the embassy staff depart in coming days, Price said, without citing specific numbers. Just in the past week, the Taliban have captured a string of provincial capitals and border crossings in a major offensive that has taken U.S. officials by surprise. On Thursday, the Taliban said they had captured the southern city of Kandahar, a major strategic and symbolic victory.Despite the dire situation on the ground, President Joe Biden has said he has no plans to reverse course after he announced in April that all U.S.
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