- The Taliban said Tuesday it will not extend the August 31 deadline for the U.SĀ to withdrawal all troops
- ‘We will not extend the deadline for the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan,’ Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Myjahid said Tuesday. ‘They are capable of evacuating their citizens and troops by August 31’Ā
- Comes after CIA Director William Burns went to Kabul for a meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar
- Likely discussed at the Monday meeting was the deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
- Biden said he won’t rule out military staying in Afghanistan past the deadline if needed to get Americans outĀ
- Taliban leaders warned of ‘consequences’ if the U.S. doesn’t keep to the timelineĀ
- President Biden will meet virtually with G7 leaders on Tuesday morning to discuss the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and will update the nation on the situation late in the afternoon
- World leaders are increasingly pressuring Biden to extend the deadline