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Biden holds firm on withdrawal, mulls extension in Afghanistan: The Note
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Biden is now indicating the evacuation mission could extend beyond his original deadline.
The TAKE with Averi Harper Chaos continues in Afghanistan as time is ticking on the evacuations of Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul ahead of the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline, but President Joe Biden is now indicating the evacuation mission could be extended. "There's discussions going on among us and the military about extending," Biden told reporters Sunday. "Our hope is we will not have to extend, but there are going to be discussions, I suspect, on how far along we are in the process." But the Taliban warned Monday that a withdrawal extension would cross a "red line."More Related News