President Joe Biden has increased the number of US troops heading to Afghanistan to 5,000 and warned the Taliban of a “swift and strong” response if American interests are attacked during its ongoing withdrawal.

In a statement released by the White House on Saturday afternoon, Biden revealed that he had ordered approximately 5,000 US troops into Afghanistan to ensure an “orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel.” Several days earlier his administration committed around 3,000 troops for this purpose, as the State Department cut back on staffing at the US Embassy in Kabul and urged all Americans in the war-torn country to leave immediately.

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