else: Taliban I entered the capital, KabulThey later seized the presidential palace and consolidated their control over Afghanistan just hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
American employees of the embassy in Afghanistan were transferred to the airport. The Pentagon is expected to deploy another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan from a brigade combat team, according to defense sources. With the additional deployment, up to 6,000 US troops could soon be on the ground at Kabul International Airport.
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