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By Michael Martina, Ted Hesson, David Brunnstrom5 Min ReadWASHINGTON( Reuters)-President Joe Biden

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom5 Min ReadWASHINGTON( Reuters)-The United States on Tuesday

WASHINGTON( Reuters)-The Pentagon is overseeing an orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the United States has not seen an increase in violence directed against its troops in the country in the past year, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. Psaki told a news briefing that while there had been increased attacks on Afghan forces and the government compared with a year ago" we have not seen an increase in attacks on our military or presence since February 2020.

WASHINGTON( Reuters)-The Pentagon said on Tuesday there had been no change so far in its plan to complete its evacuation operation for Afghanistan by the end of the month and that it intends to withdraw U.S. troops by then. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Pentagon believes it has the ability to get all Americans who want to leave Afghanistan out by Aug.... 31." We're absolutely still aiming towards the end of the month," Kirby said, while adding that the Pentagon may need additional base

WASHINGTON( Reuters)-The U.S. State Department said it was not aware of any request for American assistance from Afghanistan's Taliban government after an earthquake there on Wednesday that killed at least 1, 000 people. The United States expects the humanitarian response to the disaster to be a topic of conversation between Taliban and U.S. officials in the coming days, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters. The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,