Ahead of the US military’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of this month, as armed rebels seized major cities one after another, the US and other Western countries are deciding to send troops one after another to return their citizens.
The Associated Press reported on the 12th local time, citing an unnamed official, that Canada is sending special forces to withdraw former employees of the Afghan embassy closed.
Canada sent about 40,000 troops to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014 as a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Britain also announced on the same day that it would send about 600 troops to Afghanistan to support the return of 4,000 citizens.
The US has decided to reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Afghanistan, which is about 4,200, and to temporarily station 3,000 troops at Kabul International Airport for the safety of returning employees.
It is to temporarily re-introduce troops while the withdrawal is in progress.
The United States also plans to deploy 3,500 to 4,000 reinforcements in Kuwait in case of emergency.
The U.S. State Department said that Secretary of State Blincoln spoke with Canada, Germany and NATO Secretary-General to discuss plans to withdraw Americans from Kabul.
Embassies and aid groups in other countries, including Turkey, are also trying to evacuate employees from Afghanistan because of the risk of attack and lack of medical resources, Reuters reported.
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