“The sooner we can finish, the better”: Biden sticks to withdrawal deadline of August 31
Washington: United States (US) President Joe Biden is sticking to the withdrawal deadline of August 31 and said that the country is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan by then.
According to details, the US President left open the chance of extending the deadline, saying reaching that goal depends on cooperation from the country’s new Taliban rulers.
“The sooner we can finish, the better,” Biden said at the White House on Tuesday. “Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops.”
US forces have so far evacuated 70,700 people since August 14.
In Kabul, the Taliban said earlier on Tuesday that all foreign evacuations from the country must be completed by August 31.
A spokesman for the group also urged Washington to stop taking “Afghan experts” such as engineers and doctors out of the country.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meanwhile said the Group of Seven nations will not recognize a Taliban government unless it guarantees people can leave the country if they wish, both before and after the August deadline.
Courtesy: Al Jazeera
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