Pres. Biden on evacuees from Afghanistan: 'We're conducting thorough security screening in the intermediate stops...Anyone arriving in the United States will have undergone a background check.'
Biden has decided to stick with his self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline for a military withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. officials told ABC News, despite pressure from European allies and pleas on the ground to extend the time for evacuations.
Sources said Biden needed to decide whether to extend the deadline by Tuesday in order to give the military enough time to continue or pack up. It's unclear if the U.S. will be able to complete all of its evacuations in one week's time.President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House, Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington.
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