In some provinces, political, police and militia leaders have abandoned their posts after the Taliban promised them protection, according to reports
08/13/2021 04:54 PM EDTNorway and Denmark rushed to close their embassies in Kabul on Friday as thousands of U.S. and British troops flowed into the city to evacuate their citizens amid a Taliban advance that pushed the front lines closer to the capital.
The list includes classified documents, electronics, and large items that will be crushed with a large roller, according to an internal memo. Also slated for destruction are any documents featuring "American flags...which could be misused in propaganda efforts.” The mission they’ve been assigned “is to support the State Department's reduction in personnel by the end of the month, so that's what we're focused on,” said spokesperson John Kirby. “That's the timeline we're focused on."
The U.S. military is helping shore up defenses around Kabul. Central Command head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie and officers on the ground in Kabul “have been coordinating with leaders in the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and in the ANDSF [Afghan defense force] on their defensive plans,” spokesman Capt. Bill Urban said. “Our forward elements have daily interactions and consultations with the ANDSF.
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