LATEST: President Biden intends to stick to the current Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, leaving a narrow timeline to finish evacuating Americans and Afghan allies, according to multiple senior admin. officials.
for his handling of the withdrawal after the Taliban rapidly took control of the country, sending Americans and Afghan who aided the war effort scrambling to leave the country and escape the Taliban.
The pace of evacuations has increased in recent days, with roughly 21,600 people being evacuated on Monday according to the Pentagon. Since August 14, the U.S. has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 58,700 people and has re-located approximately 63,900 people since the end of July.
In a press conference Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid accused the U.S. of instigating Afghans to leave the country, particularly skilled people, and said they would prevent Afghans from heading to the airport in Kabul but allow foreigners to go.
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