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Biden says U.S. troops drawdown in Afghanistan is on track

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah (not pictured) at the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is on track but will not be done in the next few days.

Biden, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he was confident that Afghan leaders had the capacity to sustain the government but was concerned about internal issues.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Pete Schroeder; writing by Susan Heavey)

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