An Afghan army soldier walks past Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles that were left after the American military left Bagram air base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 5.
Mandatory Credit:	Rahmat Gul/AP

An Afghan army soldier walks past Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles that were left after the American military left Bagram air base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 5.
Mandatory Credit: Rahmat Gul/AP

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Biden to speak on Afghanistan amid US troop withdrawal and Taliban gains

President Joe Biden will receive an update Thursday on the swiftly concluding war in Afghanistan, where a near-complete withdrawal of American troops is coinciding with major Taliban gains.