Biden says move out of Afghanistan could be extended beyond Aug. 31
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An earlier version of this article misstated the name of Kabul’s airport. It is Hamid Karzai International Airport, not Kabul International Airport. The article has been corrected.
President Biden said Sunday that he is having “discussions” about extending the deadline for the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which had been scheduled for Aug. 31.
The United States and its partners have evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including 11,000 this weekend, Biden said during a Sunday news conference at the White House.
Seven Afghan civilians, including a toddler, were killed outside the Kabul airport.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, considered the Taliban’s top political leader, arrived in Kabul over the weekend as the Islamist group eyes the formation of a new government.
Afghans in airport hangars in Qatar and elsewhere are beginning to ponder their next steps now that they’re out of the country.
Seven Afghan civilians, including a toddler, were killed outside the Kabul airport.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, considered the Taliban’s top political leader, arrived in Kabul over the weekend as the Islamist group eyes the formation of a new government.
Afghans in airport hangars in Qatar and elsewhere are beginning to ponder their next steps now that they’re out of the country.