THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 14, 2021 at 13:25 JST
Maps show areas controlled by Taliban at selected dates each month. (AP)
WASHINGTON--The last-minute decision to send 3,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the U.S. Embassy is calling into question whether President Joe Biden will meet his Aug. 31 deadline for fully withdrawing combat forces. The vanguard of a Marine contingent arrived in Kabul on Friday and most of the rest of the 3,000 are due by Sunday. [Read More]
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