US sends more troops to Afghanistan as Taliban closes in on capital

#jaiyeorie Taliban fighters captured the key northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday and closed in on Kabul, while U.S. President Joe Biden sent more troops to evacuate U.S. personnel and their allies. Shortly before residents confirmed the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif, once an anti-Taliban bastion, besieged Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addressed the nation, vowing to prevent further bloodshed, despite the flight suffered by Afghan forces in the past 10 days. But Gani — who went to Mazar-i-Sharif just a few days ago to assemble his faltering troops — did not hint in his speech that he would take responsibility for the catastrophic military collapse or resign. Kabul actually became a besieged last stand for government forces, which offered little or no resistance elsewhere. The rebel fighters are now only 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the capital at the camp, and the United States and other countries are trying to transfer their citizens to safety before the horrific attack.