US to send 1,000 additional troops to Kabul for assistance in evacuation

The Pentagon has authorized another 1,000 troops to help evacuate US citizens and Afghans who worked for them from Kabul as the US government said it would assume air traffic control to facilitate the departure of thousands of Americans, Report informs referring to Reuters.

A joint statement from the State Department and Pentagon after Taliban insurgents entered the Afghan capital confirmed that the US over the next 48 hours will “have expanded our security presence to nearly 6,000 troops, with a mission focused solely on facilitating these efforts and will be taking over air traffic control.”

The statement said it was working to secure the airport in Kabul “to enable the safe departure of the US and allied personnel from Afghanistan via civilian and military flights.”