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. 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 know you are worried about your future. i 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 are allowing government forces who surrendered to pass. in another militants claim they ambushed an afghan military convey 50 miles from the capital and captured government soldiers. the militants firmly in control of afghanistan s second largest