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Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

by Ben FoxAamer Madhani
| June 27, 2021 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan's top leaders a “sustained" partnership even as he moves to accelerate winding down the United States' longest war amid escalating Taliban violence.

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