The latest on Afghanistan evacuation efforts

The US is set to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on August 31, hindering evacuation efforts of foreign governments.

Facing the dire situation at Kabul international airport, which has left thousands of Afghans waiting to be evacuated amid fears of Taliban reprisal, and pressure from allies, the administration of President Joe Biden is considering extending the August 31 deadline for total US troop withdrawal. The United States military remained in control of the airport on Tuesday, the hub of a chaotic international effort to evacuate foreign citizens and vulnerable Afghans in the wake of the lightning-fast offensive by the Taliban, who took Afghanistan’s capital on August 14. The Taliban takeover came as the US sought to finish its complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.