{"id":640987,"date":"2021-08-13T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=640987"},"modified":"2021-08-13T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:22:30","slug":"u-s-to-send-3k-troops-to-afghanistan-to-help-evacuate-embassy-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-send-3k-troops-to-afghanistan-to-help-evacuate-embassy-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to send 3K troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate embassy officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-to-send-3k-troops-to-afghanistan-to-help-evacuate-embassy-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=640987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2490718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2490718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FORT DRUM, NEW YORK \u2013 DECEMBER 10: U.S. Army soldiers return home from a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan on December 10, 2020 at Fort Drum, New York. (John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:16 AM PT \u2013 Friday, August 13, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The U.S. announced it would be sending thousands of troops back to Afghanistan despite a troop withdrawal underway. As the Biden administration aims to pullout troops from Afghanistan, the State Department said it would also be decreasing it\u2019s staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby confirmed during a press briefing on Thursday that the Biden administration would be sending 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate U.S. Embassy officials after key cities in the country were taken over by the Taliban. Despite the thousands of troops being sent to Kabul, Kirby said they still plan to pullout the remaining American troops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, what I said was, we are aiming to facilitate the reduction of the civilian personnel by Aug. 31. So, it\u2019s all lining up on the same timeline,\u201d said Kirby. \u201cI won\u2019t speculate on what the footprint is going to look like post Aug. 31 because there is this additional mission set of helping process special immigrants so, we\u2019re just gonna have to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PentagonPresSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PentagonPresSec<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> has ordered the reduction of civilian personnel at our embassy in Kabul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fb1bf7n1vN\">pic.twitter.com\/fb1bf7n1vN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of Defense \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@DeptofDefense) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense\/status\/1425919985277353986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kirby added that the 3,000 troops have a specific and narrow focus to safely remove officials amidst growing conflict in the region. Additionally, spokesperson Ned Price said only \u201ccore diplomatic presence\u201d would remain, as safety in the region continues to decline. Price called the move a \u201creduction in the size of our civilian footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mike-lindell-rips-into-2020-u-s-election-fraud\/\">Mike Lindell Rips Into 2020 U.S. Election Fraud<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT DRUM, NEW YORK \u2013 DECEMBER 10: U.S. Army soldiers return home from a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan on December 10, 2020 at Fort Drum, New York. 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