Fighters led by Ahmed Massoud, the leader of Afghanistan's last major outpost of anti-Taliban resistance, trained in northeast Afghanistan, as they vowed to push back against the Taliban.
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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