### [2021-08-12](/feed/2021/08/12/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# The Pentagon announces that they will send U.S. troops to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport in order to help evacuate staff from the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announced that the embassy will continue to remain open. 

The U.S. will significantly cut the size of its diplomatic presence at the Embassy in Afghanistan, the State Department said, amid fresh concerns that the deteriorating security situation will make it more difficult to evacuate personnel if the government falls following the American pullout of forces.


### Sources:

1. [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-expected-to-significantly-cut-personnel-from-kabul-embassy-11628790834) [Image](https://images.wsj.net/im-384614/social)

### Changes:

1. The Pentagon announces that they will send U.S. troops to the Hamid Karzai International Airport to help evacuate staff from the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announces that the embassy will remain open.  _2021-08-12 21:09:16 (First version)_
1. The Pentagon announces that they will send U.S. troops to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport in order to help evacuate staff from the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price announced that the embassy will continue to remain open.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [The Taliban say that they do not want to take their "fight in the mountains and deserts to infighting in cities" but warn against failed attempts at negotiations as the group advances in the country. The Taliban also condemns Turkey for sending protection to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of a "violation of sovereignty" which they labeled as "reprehensible". ](/feed/2021/07/13/the-taliban-say-that-they-do-not-want-to-take-their-fight-in-the-mountains-and-deserts-to-infighting-in-cities-but-war.md) _Context: Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, War in Afghanistan_
2. [The Pentagon says that 90% of American troops have withdrawn from the country. ](/feed/2021/07/6/the-pentagon-says-that-90-of-american-troops-have-withdrawn-from-the-country.md) _Context: The Pentagon, U.S. troops, War in Afghanistan_
3. [Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen warns that all foreign troops must leave Afghanistan before a NATO deadline on September 11 amid reports that the U.S. military plans to keep 1,000 troops in Kabul in order to protect both its embassy and the Hamid Karzai International Airport. ](/feed/2021/07/4/taliban-spokesperson-suhail-shaheen-warns-that-all-foreign-troops-must-leave-afghanistan-before-a-nato-deadline-on-septe.md) _Context: Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, U.S. Embassy, U.S. troops, War in Afghanistan_
4. [Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby announces that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a new command to oversee troops who will remain in the country to protect diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. The mission will be led by RDML Peter Vasely. ](/feed/2021/07/2/pentagon-spokesperson-john-kirby-announces-that-us-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-has-approved-a-new-command-to-overse.md) _Context: Kabul, The Pentagon, U.S. Embassy, War in Afghanistan_
5. [It is announced that around 650 American forces will remain in the country of Afghanistan to provide security for workers at the Kabul embassy after most troops withdraw from Afghanistan. ](/feed/2021/06/24/it-is-announced-that-around-650-american-forces-will-remain-in-the-country-of-afghanistan-to-provide-security-for-worker.md) _Context: U.S. Embassy, U.S. troops, War in Afghanistan_
6. [The U.S. State Department orders a portion of their staff to leave the Kabul embassy as a step of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. ](/feed/2021/04/27/the-us-state-department-orders-a-portion-of-their-staff-to-leave-the-kabul-embassy-as-a-step-of-withdrawing-troops-fro.md) _Context: U.S. Embassy, U.S. troops, War in Afghanistan_
7. [In Kabul, gunmen wearing police uniforms open fire, killing at least 24 people, including two newborns, in the maternity ward of a hospital. Security forces kill the attackers. In Kuz Kunar, a suicide bomber kills at least 32 people at a funeral. ](/feed/2020/05/12/in-kabul-gunmen-wearing-police-uniforms-open-fire-killing-at-least-24-people-including-two-newborns-in-the-maternity.md) _Context: Kabul, War in Afghanistan_
8. [The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has been killed in combat. The Taliban claim a roadside bomb in Char Dara District, Kunduz Province was responsible. ](/feed/2019/12/23/the-pentagon-says-a-us-soldier-has-been-killed-in-combat-the-taliban-claim-a-roadside-bomb-in-char-dara-district-kun.md) _Context: The Pentagon, U.S. troops, War in Afghanistan_
9. [63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. ](/feed/2019/08/17/63-people-are-killed-and-182-wounded-in-a-suicide-attack-at-a-wedding-party-in-kabul-afghanistan-the-attacker-set-off.md) _Context: Kabul, War in Afghanistan_
10. [A Taliban suicide bomb attack on a Turkish government vehicle in Kabul kills at least one person. ](/feed/2015/02/26/a-taliban-suicide-bomb-attack-on-a-turkish-government-vehicle-in-kabul-kills-at-least-one-person.md) _Context: Kabul, War in Afghanistan_