The US is sending more than 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to assist with the departure of embassy staff after urging American citizens to leave the country "immediately." The Taliban has seized 12 provincial capitals in Afghanistan so far in an unrelenting sweep across the country, raising fears for the country’s fate. These Taliban gains come just weeks before US troops are scheduled to complete their withdrawal. | CNN

"They promised us to save our life as soon as or whenever they left the country," says "Sam," an interpreter who worked for the US military in Afghanistan. "Why was one of the... people to be lucky enough to get out of the country and I have still my family in a grave threat of retribution from these so-called Taliban terrorists." | CNN

CNN gets access to a US military base seized by the Taliban, where American efforts in Afghanistan have turned to dust. Clarissa Ward reports https://cnn.it/3shIAl2 | CNN