FILE – In this April 14, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak | The Associated Press

PUBLISHED: August 16, 2021 at 6:18 a.m. | UPDATED: August 16, 2021 at 6:35 a.m.

Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan

The turmoil in Afghanistan resets the focus in an unwelcome way for a president who has largely focused on a domestic agenda