Taliban fighters stormed the Presidential Palace on Sunday and demanded a peaceful transfer of power as Kabul descended into chaos, with US helicopters evacuating diplomats from the embassy in the capital.
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Biden insisted last month there s no way his Afghan troop withdrawal would lead to a Saigon-like situation with Americans emergency evacuated out of the U.S. embassy in Kabul by helicopter.
Antony Blinken insisted the scene in Afghanistan is not comparable to the fall of Saigon as he diverted blame for the Taliban take over on Trump, Republicans and Afghan security forces.
Insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Saturday by capturing Mazar-e-Sharif - a large, heavily defended city in the north of the country - in a major setback for the government.