The US Embassy in Kabul – which is now operating out of the Kabul airport – instructed US citizens in the capital to shelter in place
From CNN's Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox
But a Democratic source on the call said Austin defended the administration’s actions as an extension of the timeline for withdrawal initially laid out during the Trump administration. Austin said the security situation rapidly deteriorated across the country, with Taliban controlling the majority of the territory. The Taliban faced very little resistance from Afghan forces.
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