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President Biden sticking to evacuation deadline

US President Joe Biden says he expects the US evacuation mission in Afghanistan to be finished by 31st August.

US President Joe Biden says he expects the US evacuation mission in Afghanistan to be finished by 31st August, but he also stressed the military would be making contingency plans for all scenarios.

But that's less of a concern for France, which evacuated 600 Afghans in May, leaving it less vulnerable to the Taliban's lightening advance.

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Wed 25 Aug 2021 05:06GMT

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