
Biden promises military mission in Afghanistan will be short, limited in scope
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Biden said the military mission in Afghanistan will be short in duration and limited in scope
The comments come as the Taliban offensive has thrown the capital city of Kabul into chaos, forcing the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy and sending thousands of people streaming to the airport in hopes of being flown out of the country. "I was asked to authorize and I did 6,000 U.S. troops to deploy to Afghanistan for the purpose of assisting in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan and to evacuate our Afghan allies and vulnerable Afghans to safety outside of Afghanistan," Biden said. "Our troops are working to secure the airfield and ensure continued operation of both the civilian and military flights. We're taking over air traffic control, we have safely shut down our embassy and transferred our diplomats."More Related News