the first of 3,000 u.s. forces landing at kabul s airport for what the pentagon says is a limited mission, to get embassy workers out. i expect that by the end of the weekend, the bulk of the 3,000 that we talked about yesterday will be in place. reporter: the u.s. embassy is ordering its staff to destroy census documents and computers, according to a memo obtained by npr. afghan president ashraf ghani addressing the country for the first time in days this morning, saying i know you re all worried about your future. i as your president assure you i am focused on reducing violence. on the ground, the taliban are advancing across afghanistan at lightning speed. in one propaganda video, they claim to be in control of the road to kabul, saying they re allowing government forces who surrender to pass. in another, militants claim they ambushed an afghan military convoy 50 miles from the capitol and captured government soldiers. the militants now firmly in control of afghanistan s secon
pentagon says is a limited mission, to get embassy workers out. i expect by the end of the weekend the bulk of the 3,000 that we talked about yesterday will be in place. reporter: the u.s. embassy is ordering its staff to destroy sensitive documents and computers, according to a memo obtained by npr. afghan president ashraf ghani addressing the country for the first time in days, saying, i as your president assure you i am focused on reducing violence. on the ground, the taliban are advancing across afghanistan at lightning speed. in one propaganda video they claim to be in control of the road to kabul, saying they re allowing government forces who surrender to pass. in another, militants claim they ambushed an afghan military convoy 50 miles from the capital and captured government soldiers. the militants now firmly in control of afghanistan s second largest city, kandahar, and