Biden told ABC he may extend the Aug. 31 deadline for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Biden's remarks come as U.S. forces rush to airlift as many people as possible out of the country ahead of a self-imposed deadline to depart Afghanistan by August 31.
The State Department is expected to announce that flights from Kabul will be able to land in Europe, according to Reuters. Speaking at the White House, Biden said over 18,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the end of July and 5,700 in the last 24 hours.
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