![]() Biden authorized the provision of close air support through August 31and ordered the sustainment of contractors at Kabul's airport to help the Afghan Air Force keep flying. ![]() He authorized the pre-positioning of the battalions in theater weeks ago, in the event they would need to be deployed quickly. Biden has received a battlefield update and a contingency planning update daily, the source said. President Biden, who will be speaking Monday afternoon, has been briefed numerous times by his national security team, according to a source familiar. Still image from video obtained from social media shows a horde of people running toward the Kabul Airport terminal on Augin the wake of Taliban insurgents regaining power in Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby later confirmed two people died. troops had killed two armed Afghans who were part of the huge crowd that breached the airport perimeter. military official told CBS News' David Martin that U.S. Gunfire rang out at the airport earlier Monday as Afghans flooded the tarmac. embassy staffers remain at the airport -they will be the last ones out. is continuing to process visas for Afghans and their families who aided U.S. Shocked Americans watched from home as scenes unfolded that were eerily reminiscent of the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. military holding on to the airport for evacuations. The Taliban took control of the capital, Kabul, on Sunday, with the U.S. ![]() Biden conceded the Taliban had taken over more quickly than anticipated, but he insisted "there was never a good time to withdraw." "How many more lives, American lives, is it worth, how many endless rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery?" Biden, in remarks from the East Room of the White House. "How many more generations of America's daughters and sons would you have me send to fight Afghanistan's civil war when Afghan troops will not?" said Mr. Biden's remarks came after a chaotic day at the Kabul airport as evacuations were halted for several hours after at least two people died. troops from Afghanistan, saying Monday he stands "squarely behind" it. President Biden defended the decision to move forward with the withdrawal of U.S.
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