Afghanistan LIVE updates: US mission was to protect America, says Biden

Afghanistan crisis Stay updates: United States President Joe Biden mentioned on Monday the mission of the United States in Afghanistan was by no means intended to be country making as he defended his determination to pull out US troops from the region.

Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on Sunday following practically encompassing the metropolis from all sides. Word of their arrival unfold like wildfire, and the city panicked. There were being traffic snarls just about everywhere, and men and women rushed household to stock up on necessities, withdrawing money from banking institutions. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the place in the afternoon, as most western nations evacuated their embassies, or relocated them nearer to the airport.

Meanwhile, India is gearing up to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from Kabul. It is learnt that a fleet of C-17 Globemaster armed forces transportation plane of the Indian Air Pressure is stored on standby to undertake evacuation missions.