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Joe Biden Addresses Taliban's Power Grab in Afghanistan After Fall of Kabul

© Photo : Twitter / @WhiteHouseThis morning, the President and Vice President met with their national security team and senior officials to hear updates on the draw down of our civilian personnel in Afghanistan, evacuations of SIV applicants and other Afghan allies, and the ongoing security situation in Kabul.
This morning, the President and Vice President met with their national security team and senior officials to hear updates on the draw down of our civilian personnel in Afghanistan, evacuations of SIV applicants and other Afghan allies, and the ongoing security situation in Kabul. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2021
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On Sunday, after a streak of cities captured all over the country, Taliban* forces surrounded Kabul, prompting panic and mass evacuations from the capital. After negotiations, a new transitional government was formed, and the militants seized control over the city.
Sputnik is live from Washington, DC where US President Joe Biden is holding a presser dedicated to the situation in Afghanistan. The surge of the Taliban and the fall of Kabul come amid the ongoing withdrawal of US and NATO forces from the country. However, the Pentagon stated on Monday that it would dispatch 1,000 extra soldiers to Kabul in order to establish security there.
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*The Taliban is a terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other countries
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