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All gifts given to the president are now housed by the National Archives, a requirement for any gift to federal officials worth more than $415.
After the Taliban swiftly took back control of the Afghan capital, the stability of the country likely depends on its neighbors in the region.
Ashraf Ghani quietly fled his country without telling political leaders who were negotiating a peaceful transition with the Taliban, who've now taken over.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Announcing the cut, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lambasted the country's two rival leaders for failing to work together and threatening a U.S.-led peace effort.
The U.S. said Tuesday that it had begun its “conditions-based reduction of forces" in the country as part of its February peace deal signed with the Taliban.
President Ashraf Ghani's comments pointed to the first hitch in implementing the fragile U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
The president served turkey to troops at Bagram Airfield.
American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, who had been held since 2016, were released in exchange for three top Taliban figures.
The two professors had been abducted three years ago while working at the American University in Kabul.