HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By Jul 25, 2021 11:52 PM EDT In the face of a massive Taliban assault, a top U.S. military commander says airstrikes would continue to help Afghan troops as the militia continues to advance. (Photo : SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) Head of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaks during a press conference at the former Resolute Support headquarters in the US embassy compound in Kabul U.S. Troops Will Continue to Support Afghan Forces In a recently published article in The Washington Post, a top US military general has said that the US would continue to conduct airstrikes in support of Afghan forces, despite an uptick in Taliban assaults ahead of the departure of the U.S. and other foreign troops from Afghanistan.