Biden announces he's authorized 5,000 troops to ensure "orderly and safe drawdown" in Afghanistan
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President Joe Biden announced the authorization of a total of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan "to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel and an orderly and safe evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops during our mission and those at special risk from the Taliban advance," in a statement Saturday.
The authorization includes troops already on the ground in country, according to a defense official. Biden on Saturday approved the additional direct deployment of a battalion of 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division directly in Kabul, instead of their original standby position in Kuwait.More Related News