{"id":9321,"date":"2021-04-28T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:52:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:52:45","slug":"us-state-department-orders-staff-to-leave-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9321","title":{"rendered":"US State Department orders staff to leave Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON, April 28&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8212; The United States\u2019&nbsp;State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential staff to leave the US&nbsp;Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, due to security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state department said in a travel advisory that it had &#8220;ordered the departure from US Embassy Kabul of US government employees whose functions can be performed elsewhere&#8221;, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-11.50.02.png\" alt=\"state department\" class=\"wp-image-9322\" width=\"508\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-11.50.02.png 591w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-11.50.02-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-11.50.02-185x100.png 185w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-11.50.02-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>US Charge d&#8217;Affaires to Afghanistan Ross Wilson tweeted that the departure was approved &#8220;in light of increasing violence &amp; 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