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US to send 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to aid embassy evacuations
Soldiers to arrive within 48 hours to provide security and support for US embassy personnel in Kabul
US and other western military planners are accelerating plans for the evacuation of embassy staff in Afghanistan as Kabul is increasingly threatened by the Taliban’s accelerating campaign.
The Pentagon said on Thursday that it would temporarily send about 3,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan to help secure the drawdown of US embassy personnel at the embassy in Kabul.