Recent: The Taliban is intensifying across Afghanistan Major cities And The capital enters Kabul, Sunday. Afghanistan Security Forces Thin and stretches losing ground, Insurgents control large parts of the country and the Afghan government on the brink of collapse.
U.S. officials prepare to capture Taliban President Biden said about 5,000 U.S. troops would be deployed to oversee the evacuation of U.S. diplomats, and that embassy staff would destroy assorted documents and equipment before preparing for a possible evacuation to Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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