Official: Canada sending forces to close Afghan embassy

Canadian special forces will deploy to Afghanistan where Canadian staff in Kabul will be evacuated before closing, a source familiar with plan told Associated Press.

official, who was t authorized to talk publicly about matter, spoke on condition of anymity.

Just weeks before U.S. is scheduled to end its war in Afghanistan, Biden administration is also rushing 3,000 fresh troops to Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of U.S. Embassy.

move highlights stunning speed of a Taliban takeover of much of country, including ir capture on Thursday of Kandahar, second-largest city and birthplace of Taliban movement.