The Pentagon announced the beginning of the transfer of additional forces to Kabul

“Some elements of one of the Marine Corps infantry battalions are already in Kabul.

The rest of the forces will continue to arrive over the next few days, ”TASS quotes him.

Kirby added that he expects the bulk of the 3,000 US military to "be in place" by the end of the weekend.

Earlier, Kirby said that the United States would send additional forces to Afghanistan to protect the American embassy.

Also, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that the US continues to support the country's security.