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Biden commits US troops to Afghanistan evacuation after Aug. 31 deadline

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Biden commits US troops to Afghanistan evacuation after Aug. 31 deadline

The United States may blow past its self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan if it has not finished evacuating citizens, according to President Joe Biden.

In an exchange with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Biden said U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan if Americans still needed extracting.

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