The US is sending three thousand American troops to Kabul Airport in Afghanistan where they will begin the process of evacuating some diplomats from the country's embassy in the Afghan capital.
The dramatic news was announced today by the State Department and the Pentagon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austen spoke to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and co-ordinated the moves that will see the a reduction in America's diplomatic presence in the US by the end of this month.
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At the State Department, spokesman Ned Price sought to downplay the suggestion that America now planning to cut and run from Afghanistan.
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600 British forces are also heading to Kabul Airport in a bid to repatriate British national from Afghanistan.