President Joe Biden said on Aug. 22 that his administration is hoping the U.S.-led Afghanistan evacuation will end by the self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, adding that there is still “a long way to go and a lot could still go wrong.”
Speaking at the White House, Biden said there have been “discussions among” those in the White House “and the military” to potentially extend the operation past Aug. 31. But the “first priority,” he said, is to evacuate Americans, stressing that his administration “is working hard and as fast as we can to get people out. That’s our mission. That’s our goal.”
