President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite a deadly suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport which took the lives of more than a dozen US service members and many Afghans.

Biden vows complete Afghan evacuation despite Kabul airport blast, avenge US deaths

President Joe Biden remains undeterred from the US' mission to evacuate thousands of American and Afghan civilians from Afghanistan despite the Kabul airport blast.

Joe Biden reaffirms August 31 troop pullout deadline despite Kabul airport blast

The US military will continue evacuating people from Kabul airport until an August 31 deadline if needed but will prioritise the removal of troops and military equipment in the last couple of days.

US to prioritize troop evacuation in last two days of Kabul operation

The Pentagon said that there had been no change so far in Joe Biden's plan to meet the evacuation deadline for Afghanistan by the end of the month and that the pace of evacuations is picking up in Kabul.

Pentagon sticks to August 31 deadline for troops withdrawal

President Joe Biden has informed G7 leaders that the US mission in Kabul is "on pace" to end by an August 31 pullout deadline. However, Biden also added that completing the evacuation mission by that date depends on the Taliban's cooperation.

Biden says 'US on pace' to complete Afghan evacuations by August 31

Pentagon says no change in timeline of Afghan withdrawal

Briefing the media for the second time after its capture of Afghanistan, the Taliban spokesperson said the United States should stop evacuating skilled Afghans, and warned Western forces against extending the August 31 deadline for airlifts out of the country.

Taliban: US must stick to August 31 deadline, Afghans not allowed to go to airport

According to the American defence official, President Joe Biden is expected to make the decision on extending the August 31 deadline for the US troops withdrawal today (August 24).

US Prez Biden expected to decide whether to extend August 31 deadline

President Joe Biden once again defended the decision of US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. He said that changes had been made in Kabul to ease the ability of Americans and Afghan allies to flee the country amid emerging threats, and admitted there are discussions about extending the August 31 deadline for US troops to leave Afghanistan.

Biden says US troops widened 'safe zone' in Kabul airport

The race to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan is intensifying as prospects are uncertain for removing any Afghan allies before the deadline of August 31.

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US President Joe Biden has been criticised for being ill-informed about where US troops are stationed. During a recent interview, Biden incorrectly stated that the US had not stationed the military in Syria.

Joe Biden incorrectly states that US has not stationed military in Syria

President Joe Biden has said that the US military presence could extend beyond the August 31 deadline for the withdrawal so as to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan.

Joe Biden says US troops could stay in Kabul beyond August 31

WION's correspondent Jodie Cohen highlights the concerns of US withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 long years and its implications. Watch the report to know what lies ahead after the withdrawal of the strongest military force from Afghanistan.

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The top US general in Afghanistan stepped down as the United States military withdrawal from the country nears completion. General Austin Scott Miller transferred his command authorities to General Kenneth McKenzie, the leader of US Central Command, in a ceremony in Kabul.

Top US general in Afghanistan steps down as troops withdrawal nears completion

President Joe Biden defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was 'not inevitable' that the country would fall to the Taliban, and confirmed that military exit would be completed by August 31.

Biden amplifies Afghan pullout justification says Taliban takeover 'not inevitable'

President Joe Biden strongly defended his decision to pull US military forces out of Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people must decide their own future. He also added that the Afghan military has the ability to repel the Taliban.

Biden says Afghan military is capable to repel Taliban

According to the Pentagon, the US military has withdrawn more than 90% of its troops and equipment from Afghanistan. The United States has officially handed over seven facilities to the Afghan military.

US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than 90% complete says Pentagon

United States: Maintain over-the-horizon capability

The United States reportedly left Afghanistan's Bagram airbase by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans’ departure two hours after they left.

Afghan commander says US left Bagram Airbase at night without any notice

The Kabul's Bagram airbase buzzed again with activity on Monday as Afghan forces took control over it after US troops made their exit. American troops handed the base over to Afghan security forces to bring an effective end to the longest war in US history, following an agreement with the insurgent Islamist Taliban last year.

Kabul's Bagram airbase bustles again as Afghan troops move in

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan said the survival, security & unity of the country is in danger. As the deadline of the US drawdown is approaching, Abdullah said that the Taliban are taking very slow steps in the peace talks but have increased the war on the battlefield.

Afghanistan's survival, security & unity in danger warns Abdullah Abdullah

US intelligence has said that the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul will fall to the resurgent Taliban group within six months of the departure of US and international troops, ahead of a White House meeting between President Joe Biden and top Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah.

US Intel: Kabul could fall in 6 months after troops pullout | WION VOA Co-Production

Joe Biden will be meeting Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in Washington on Friday(25 June) amid an ongoing US military withdrawal and Taliban resurgence.

Afghan President to meet Joe Biden amid rise in Taliban attacks

The United States has slowed down the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. However, Washington is certain that the pullout will be done by the deadline. These developments have created an uncertain situation in Kabul. WION's Principal Correspondent Sidhant Sibal talks with Afghan Envoy to India, Farid Mamundzay on the several ifs and buts regarding US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Afghan Envoy: Don't agree that Taliban will takeover or topple govt

Top Pentagon leaders said that international terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda could pose a threat to the US homeland from Afghanistan within two years.

Pentagon: Terrorists could pose a threat to US in two years from Afghanistan

Afghan interpreters fear reprisal from the Taliban as foreign troops prepare for departure. Will the western coalition be able to relocate all interpreters before the September deadline? Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary: Afghan interpreters fear Taliban reprisal

Ahead of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a UN report on the Afghan security situation has raised alarm over the Taliban's ties with Al-Qaeda and believes that it can return to power by force if necessary.

UN report claims Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned

According to US Defence officials, as Washington speed-up to complete the withdrawal of its troops ahead of September 11, the American military will be handing over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days.

Officials: US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days

As American and NATO forces prepare to leave the Afghanistan, interpreters who helped the United States soldiers for years are now fearing for their lives and are facing the prospect of Taliban reprisals.

Afghans who helped US fear being left behind and reprisals by Taiwan

According to a newly declassified US intelligence report, progress on women's rights in Afghanistan could be at risk with the withdrawal of US and international troops, even if the Taliban doesn't fully take power.

US intelligence report warns Afghanistan women's rights at risk after troop withdrawal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Kabul on Thursday, a day after attending a NATO meeting in Brussels, to show support following Joe Biden's announcement of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

Blinken flies to Afghanistan in show of support after Biden announces troops withdrawal

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