Pressed on whether he would extend the Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan, Pres. Biden said Sunday the hope is that there will be no need for an extension.
Martha Raddatz interviews Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on"This Week."Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government's collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule.
The U.S. has evacuated approximately 17,000 people since Aug. 14, White House officials said late Saturday morning. Pentagon officials have said their focus remains on maintaining the airport perimeter and increasing the number of evacuees out of Kabul. President Joe Biden returned to Washington from Camp David on Wednesday and sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for an
at the White House, the president's first interview since the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He addressed the nation on evacuation efforts Friday.
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