Top U.S. officials are scrambling to assist thousands of Afghan allies and translators with evacuations, as President Biden pledged U.S. support Thursday.
“Those who helped us are not going to be left behind,” Biden told reporters.
The Biden administration began the official removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan early last month, postponing the original exodus date of May 1 – agreed to under the Trump administration – to Sept. 11, 2021.
US TO LEAVE 650 TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN TO PROTECT AIRPORT, EMBASSY
A contingent of 650 troops are expected to remain behind to serve as security for U.S. diplomats after the withdrawal is complete, a U.S. defense official told Fox News Thursday.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the details surrounding the evacuations and relocations are not yet set in stone.
“We just don’t know, it will be done on a case by case basis,” he said in answer to questions on where the Afghan allies will be sent.
Kirby said the State Department is taking the lead on…