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Marines Prepare to Evacuate Kabul Embassy ahead of Possible Taliban Assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon is preparing for a possible evacuation of the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan amid fears that the Taliban may overrun the compound in the coming days, the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>reported Thursday.<\/p>\n

As the militant organization makes significant gains, capturing ten provincial capitals across the country, the State Department is expected to reduce embassy staff and is considering relocating its outpost to the Kabul airport, a number of sources told\u00a0CNN<\/a>. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is moving marines into position to cover the evacuation of staff as intelligence reports suggest the Taliban may launch an assault within 30 days, the\u00a0Times\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n

The Western diplomatic source told CNN that temporarily moving the U.S. embassy to Hamid Karzai International Airport is \u201cthe most probable\u201d course of action. A small staff will reportedly remain at the Kabul embassy while the rest are shifted away from the city center.<\/p>\n

In addition, the U.S. military is reportedly trying to evacuate \u2018thousands\u2019 of American citizens and Afghan interpreters from the capital. Military transport planes are expected to arrive at the airport to accommodate those fleeing. The embassy sent an emergency notice Thursday urging Americans to \u201cleave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n

The Taliban\u2019s advancements come as U.S. forces have formally withdrawn from the war-torn territory at the direction of President Biden. At a press conference Wednesday,\u00a0Biden doubled down in defense of his decision to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan amid the Taliban\u2019s resurgence. He confirmed that the U.S. would continue to send air support and food supplies to help the Afghan army fight the battles against the Taliban enemy but would refrain from directly intervening.<\/p>\n