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1. The U.S. State Department orders their remaining staff to leave the Kabul embassy as a step to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
   2021-04-28 01:07:06 (First version)
2. The U.S. State Department orders a portion of their staff to leave the Kabul embassy as a step to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
   2021-04-28 07:07:06 (Update)
3. The U.S. State Department orders a portion of their staff to leave the Kabul embassy as a step of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
   (Current version)

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