Kabul not facing imminent threat: Pentagon

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby

Sharjah 24 – AFP: Kabul does not appear to face an "imminent threat" despite Taliban insurgents' rapid gains in Afghanistan, the US Defence Department said Friday.

"Kabul is not right now in an imminent threat environment," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters, while acknowledging that the Taliban is "trying to isolate Kabul."

Kabul not facing 'imminent threat': Pentagon

Sharjah 24 – AFP: Kabul does not appear to face an "imminent threat" despite Taliban insurgents' rapid gains in Afghanistan, the US Defence Department said Friday.

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