G7 countries will meet later today to discuss the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and the looming deadline to evacuate civilians from Kabul's airport. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
- as well as a showdown over the deadline to evacuate people from Kabul's airport.
Tensions are running high over the deadline to evacuate refugees and nationals of G7 countries from the facility - one week today - with. Some countries are concerned they will not be able to evacuate every eligible person on their lists, but the U.S. looks so far unwilling to extend its security presence at the airport - although reports suggest he is thinking over the decision.
and continue to plea with the president. A senior British Conservative MP and former army officer who served in Afghanistan, Tom Tugendhat, this morning urged the U.S. to"request more time for evacuation and work with the United Nations to prepare for a humanitarian crisis" in the country. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals remain at the airport awaiting assistance. Over 10,000 were evacuated from the Afghan capital on American military flights between Sunday and Monday, the State Department confirmed, in a sign the country is ramping up its mission to get the job done before the deadline.
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