### [2021-08-14](/feed/2021/08/14/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# U.S. diplomatic staff and western nationals are airlifted out of the heavily fortified Green Zone of Kabul. 

Thousands of western nationals and vulnerable Afghans to be airlifted out of Kabul as Taliban launch major assault on northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif


### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/14/us-troops-start-to-arrive-for-afghanistan-evacuation-as-taliban-close-in-on-kabul) [Image](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bde8298710cfe73bd115feb3d636fea30fbf0b70/0_181_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=09264c15e289b14f116118b66da4d98a)

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