Biden under pressure from G7 leaders to extend Afghanistan withdrawal deadline

President Joe Biden met with G7 allies on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan as his Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw was just a week away.

Amid criticism from U.S. allies over the chaotic withdrawal in Afghanistan and pressure to extend his Aug. 31 deadline, President Joe Biden met virtually with G7 partners on Tuesday with just a week left to evacuate thousands of civilians and to pull out thousands of U.S. troops. Despite the please from the G7 allies, Biden has decided to stick with the Aug. 31 deadline, U.S. officials told ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz. Biden was expected to address the issue in White House remarks updating the Afghanistan crisis Tuesday afternoon. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said leaders are meeting "to ensure the world's leading democracies are aligned and united on the way forward." "We are working with partners to address the acute humanitarian needs of the Afghan people and we will remain persistently vigilant against the terrorism threat in Afghanistan and in multiple other theaters," Sullivan said Monday.