Afghanistan Live Updates: As Major Cities Fall With Stunning Speed, U.S. Readies Evacuation

The Taliban continued their rout of Afghan forces, seizing control of Kandahar, Herat, and Lashkar Gah by Friday morning. As the insurgents closed in on Kabul, the Biden administration dispatched 3,000 troops to help evacuate Americans from the country.

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