U.S. evacuates 37,000 from Afghanistan as Taliban calls Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline ‘red line'
The latest update on evacuation efforts comes as U.S. and NATO coalition forces rush to airlift thousands of people out of the country ahead of a self-imposed deadline to depart Afghanistan in eight days.that he may consider extending the departure date past August 31 but has yet to do so."It's a red line. President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces.
"If the U.S. or U.K. were to seek additional time to continue evacuations, the answer is no. Or there would be consequences," he added. When asked about the looming deadline at the Pentagon and the Taliban warning, Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said that the "focus is on getting this done by the end of the month."
U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Major General William Taylor , Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, participate in a news briefing at the Pentagon on August 23, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia."We are well aware of the stated desire by the Taliban to have this mission completed by the 31st of August, I will tell you that we are still planning on completing it by the 31st of August.
Navy Capt. William Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, the combatant command that oversees American military operations in the region, said the incident "appeared to begin when an unknown hostile actor fired upon Afghan security forces."
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