The United States ordered non-essential staff to exit its Kabul embassyahead of troops with drawl from Afghanistan.
In a tweet message, the acting US ambassador in Kabul Ross Wilson, said theState Department took the decision in light of increasing violence andthreat reports in Kabul.
Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden had announced the unconditionalwithdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
The pullout of US troops will begin from the first of next month.