Blinken, Austin brief NATO on Afghan troop withdrawal plan

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top national security aides are briefing NATO about U.S. plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet senior officials from the alliance’s 30 members Wednesday to discuss how to coordinate the withdrawal of NATO forces in concert with the departure of the remaining American troops. Blinken and NATO chief