President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 26. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)At no point Thursday did President Joe Biden consider keeping any US forces in Afghanistan past the Aug. 31 deadline, despite the deadly attacks near the Kabul airport, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. “The President relies on the advice of his military commanders and they continue to believe that it is essential to get out by the 31st. Psaki would not say whether the White House still anticipates the mass-evacuation flights that US and coalition forces have been carrying out will end before Aug. 31. We will let you know, as we have twice a day, as we have updated numbers,” she said.

Source: CNN August 26, 2021 08:40 UTC