President Biden in April pushed back former President Donald Trump’s deadline for a military withdrawal from May to Sept. 11. CITING TALIBAN VIOLENCE, US EXPANDS AFGHAN REFUGEE PROGRAMTwo weeks later, the Pentagon said the withdrawal was about 95% finished while admitting the Taliban appeared to have "strategic momentum." The Taliban have closed in on key cities as the government continues to withdraw its forces to bolster defenses in the capital. Taliban insurgents have killed civilians in different occupied parts of Kandahar, and a few police districts have fallen into Taliban hands. Taliban insurgents were reportedly within a few hundred feet of the governor’s office Saturday, but the military pushed them back by nightfall.

Source: Fox News August 02, 2021 17:20 UTC