Countries are ramping up their evacuation flights from Afghanistan after President Joe Biden refused to budge on the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kabul's airport. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
A rush is now on to evacuate as many as possible from Kabul's international airport as President Biden reaffirmed U.S. troops would pull out by August 31. A meeting of the G7 yesterday failed to push the president into reconsidering, with leaders fearful theywithout American support on the ground.
Meanwhile, the Taliban continue to insist on a fresh image for the militant group, with media-savvy spokespeople keen to show the group Government officials said 51 people evacuated from Afghanistan arrived earlier this morning. Authorities confirmed the group included men, women, and children but no further details were immediately given on the evacuees' identities.
There is a danger that terrorists and different groups that found a refuge in Afghanistan will use the chaos left by our Western colleagues and try to launch an expansion into neighboring countries. That will pose a direct threat to our country and its allies.
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