August 14, 2021 - 10:26am | By Kyle Cornell
(Arlington, VA) -- More American troops are on their way to Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says more U.S. forces are moving to Kabul from nearby locations outside Afghanistan. He called it a narrowly-focused, tailored mission to help secure the airport in Kabul and the U.S. embassy. Kirby said U.S. officials were very concerned about the speed of Taliban advances across Afghanistan.