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Sunday, August 15, 2021

McCarthy says Afghan withdrawal is an 'embarrassment' but Biden blames Trump's deal with the Taliban and says he 'can't make Kabul fight'

McCarthy says Afghan withdrawal is an 'embarrassment' but Biden blames Trump's deal with the Taliban and says he 'can't make Kabul fight': INCREASES troop deployment for evacuation to 5,000

  • President Biden has defended the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and insisted: 'One more year, or five more years, of US military presence would not have made a difference'
  • The withdrawal was blasted by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as an 'embarrassment to our nation'
  • Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell called for airstrikes against the Taliban on Friday 
  • US Embassy will be evacuated in 72 hours, with some staffers already at Kabul airport, according to reports 
  • News of the evacuation broke shortly after the Taliban took the northern  Afghan stronghold of Mazar-i-Sharif, and now controls the territories to the North, South and East of Kabul
  • US Embassy staff in Kabul will destroy 'sensitive' materials, which a Department of State spokesperson said was 'standard operating procedure' to avoid propaganda efforts
  • The first two waves of 5,000 Marines and Army soldiers arrived to help evacuate Kabul and the rest are expected to reach the city by Sunday evening 
  • Officials said two Marine battalions and an Army battalion were deployed to the Embassy 
  • The Taliban has moved within seven miles of Kabul and tightened their grip around the capital  
  • Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said, 'Afghanistan is in serious danger of instability'
  • He said he's engaging with Afghan and international leaders, and consultations are 'urgently ongoing and the results will soon be shared'
  • President Joe Biden  was on his way to Camp David in Maryland on Friday but didn't speak to reporters and hasn't made any public comments Saturday 
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