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      <text>U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the U.S. following his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. In the address, Biden said that he &quot;stands squarely behind&quot; the decision to withdraw from the country and admits that the government's collapse was &quot;quicker than anticipated&quot;. </text>
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    <text>U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation following his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. In the address, Biden said that he &quot;stands squarely behind&quot; the decision to withdraw from the country and admits that the government's collapse was &quot;quicker than anticipated&quot;. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Joe Biden authorizes the deployment of 5,000 American troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate diplomatic staff and personnel. He reaffirms that the United States should end its 20-year presence in the country. </text>
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    <text>U.S. President Joe Biden announces that the United States will end its military mission in Afghanistan by August 31. Also, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that the Biden administration will evacuate Afghan interpreters from the country. </text>
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    <text>Protests break out across the United States to mark the anniversary of the killing of George Floyd. Floyd’s family also met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House and called for U.S. Congress to pass police reform legislation. </text>
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      <text>Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, protest across the city during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Ford River Rouge Complex over the United States's support of Israel's response to attacks from Gaza. </text>
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      <text>Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan protests across the city during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Ford River Rouge Complex over the United States support of Israel’s occupation in Gaza. </text>
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      <text>U.S. President Joe Biden announces that the country has vaccinated over 200 million people. </text>
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      <text>US President Joe Biden says he plans to withdraw remaining US troops in Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. The United States also reiterates its support for the Afghan government against the Taliban, which declines to comment on the apparent change from its previously-agreed deadline of May 1. </text>
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    <text>U.S. President Joe Biden says that he plans to withdraw all remaining American troops in Afghanistan by September 11. The United States also reiterates its support for the Afghan government against the Taliban, which declines to comment on the apparent change from the previously-agreed deadline of May 1. </text>
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