U.S. sending more troops to evacuate Kabul of personnel as Taliban sweep through Afghanistan

CBC News | Aug. 14, 2021, 3:34 a.m. | Original

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States was sending 5,000 troops to help evacuate citizens and ensure an "orderly and safe" drawdown of U.S. military personnel. A U.S. defence official said the deployment included 1,000 newly approved troops from the 82nd Airborne Division.

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