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U.S. Abandoning Embassy As Taliban Overrun Kabul, Negotiate Takeover Of Afghanistan

Tim Pearce
U.S. Abandoning Embassy As Taliban Overrun Kabul, Negotiate Takeover Of Afghanistan
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U.S. officials completely abandoning the embassy in Kabul amid the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan.

The U.S. plans to evacuate hundreds of personnel and officials from the embassy within 72 hours as staff rush to burn sensitive documents and prepare to abandon the embassy to the Taliban for the time being.

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