Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers said on Tuesday all foreign evacuations from the country must be completed by Aug. 31, and U.S. President Joe Biden was reported to be aiming to stick to the date due to the high chance of a terrorist attack.
The developments follow what two U.S. officials said was a meeting between CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday to discuss the chaos in Afghanistan after the Taliban's unexpectedly swift takeover.
One U.S. official said it was no longer a question of if, but when, militants would attack and the priority was to get out before it happened. As he spoke, Western troops were working frantically to get more foreigners and Afghans onto planes and out of the country. They said they would remain committed to Afghanistan and back the United Nations in coordinating immediate humanitarian help in the region, which faces a new influx of refugees.
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