US troops secure Kabul airport: State DepartmentThe US military has secured the perimeter of Kabul airport, the State Department said Sunday
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Passengers walk to the departures terminal of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Credit: AP Photo
The US military has secured the perimeter of Kabul airport, the State Department said Sunday, adding that Washington's embassy in the Afghhan capital been completely evacuated.
"All embassy personnel are located on the premises of Hamid Karzai International Airport, whose perimeter is secured by the US Military," spokesman Ned Price said in a statement, hours after the Taliban took control of the city.