VOA: Biden Sends 1,000 More US Troops to Aid Evacuation as Taliban Advance
KABUL/ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday authorized another 1,000 troops -- in addition to the 3,000 ordered earlier this week -- to go to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of U.S. personnel and other allies from Kabul as Taliban insurgents drew closer to the Afghan capital.
Biden's announcement comes as the Taliban have swept through most of the country, taking 24 out of 34 Afghan provincial capitals over the past week.
The stunning insurgent offensive captured several of them Saturday, including the fourth-largest northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
The advances have raised fears of an imminent attack on Kabul, where Western countries are scrambling to remove their citizens.
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