U.S. Troops Begin Arriving In Kabul

US national flag is reflected on the windows of the US embassy building in Kabul on July 30, 2021. Sajjad Hussain/AFP 

 NBC: U.S. troops begin arriving in Kabul to evacuate embassy staff as Taliban seize major cities  

* U.S. Marines began arriving in Kabul on Friday to help evacuate embassy staff as the Taliban offensive continued its sweep through Afghanistan. 

* The battalions are expected to be in place by the end of the weekend, and will be capable of supporting the evacuation of several thousand people a day, both U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals. 

* Militants captured two of the country’s largest cities in recent days, and a Pentagon spokesman said they appear to be trying to isolate Kabul before moving on the city. 

U.S. Marines have begun arriving in Kabul to help secure the evacuation of embassy staff as the Taliban offensive sweeps through Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday. 

In just the past day, militants have captured two of the country’s largest cities, and they appear to be trying to isolate Kabul before launching an offensive there, said Defense Department spokesman John Kirby. 

In response to the worsening security situation, two battalions of Marines and a battalion of Army soldiers started arriving in the capital city on Friday to assist the State Department, Kirby told reporters at a Pentagon press briefing in Washington.

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WNU Editor: There appears to be a media blackout on the arrival of US troops at Karzai International airport. No videos have emerged of their arrival. That tells me the security situation on the ground in Kabul must be incredibly dangerous, and they want to give no intel to the Taliban and their allies.