US sends 3,000 troops back to Afghanistan to evacuate embassy staff
US sends 3,000 troops back to Afghanistan to evacuate embassy staff
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced that 3,000 American troops would be sent back to Afghanistan (Picture: AP)
The US is sending 3,000 troops back to Afghanistan to help evacuate staff from its embassy in Kabul.
Over the next two days, one Army and two Marine infantry battalions will be deployed to Kabul airport to help with the partial embassy evacuation, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said…