Joe Biden deploys 5000 troops for secure evacuation from Afghanistan
2 min readUS President Joe Biden has ordered the deployment of 5000 further troops to make sure a secure and orderly withdrawal of US officers and different diplomatic allies, the US Embassy in Kabul confirmed on Sunday.
Based on the suggestions of our diplomatic, army, & intelligence groups, @POTUS has licensed the deployment of roughly 5,000 U.S. troops to make sure an orderly & secure drawdown of U.S. Embassy & different allied personnel— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) August 15, 2021
Joe Biden has additionally authorised the evacuation of Afghans who helped the US Military perform its mission within the nation and people which might be in danger from the Taliban. The US Embassy additionally knowledgeable that it has been communicated to Taliban representatives in Doha that any risk to the American personnel or their mission can be met with a swift army response.
Amb. Tracey Jacobson is in command of a whole-of-government effort to course of, transport, & relocate SIV candidates & different Afghan allies. Our hearts exit to the courageous Afghan males & ladies who at the moment are in danger. We are working nonstop to evacuate 1000’s who helped our trigger.— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) August 15, 2021
Meanwhile, Taliban has now occupied all main cities of Afghanistan, leaving Kabul as the one main metropolis below the Afghan Government’s management. Late on Saturday night, additionally they captured Mazar-i-Sharif, the Afghan authorities’s final main holdout within the northern a part of the nation.
According to experiences, Taliban militants are merely 11 km away from Kabul. Fears at the moment are quickly growing that the Islamist terror outfit could launch an assault on Kabul anytime quickly.
On Saturday (August 14), Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made his first public look after the Islamist terror outfit, Taliban, intensified its offensive. In a pre-recorded message, the Afghan President known as for the remobilisation of armed forces, following their crushing defeat by the hands of the Taliban.
