Video / Sky NewsUS President Joe Biden authorised an additional 1000 US troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5000 the number of US troops to ensure what Biden called an "orderly and safe drawdown" of American and allied personnel. In his statement, Biden didn't explain the numerical breakdown of the 5000 troops he said had been deployed. A man sells Taliban flags in Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban flags fly at a square in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. President Joe Biden ordered an extra 1000 troops into Afghanistan to ensure security around the US withdrawal from the country.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2021 05:26 UTC