US officials in Afghanistan are destroying sensitive docs at embassy in Kabul
Taliban is closing in on the Afghan capital city
By Tyler O'Neil ,
As the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital city of Kabul, sources have told Fox News that officials are destroying sensitive documents and equipment at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Fox News confirmed that officials are destroying sensitive documents and equipment at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. NPR noted that such documents and equipment included computers and phones.
"Drawdowns at our diplomatic posts around the world follow a standard operating procedure designed to minimize our footprint across various categories, including staffing, equipment, and supplies," a State Department spokesperson told Fox News on Friday. "Embassy Kabul is conducting their drawdown in accordance with this standard operating procedure."
As the Taliban advanced, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby pushed back against comparisons between the current situation in Afghanistan and the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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