U.S. Marines arrived in Kabul on Saturday as part of a 3,000-troop force reinforcement to secure an airlift of U.S. Embassy personnel and Afghan allies as the Taliban nears recapturing the state, AP reports.
The big picture: The majority of the 3,000 U.S. troops — two battalions of Marines and one of Army soldiers — are set to arrive by the end of the weekend, per AP.
