U.S. allies and NATO push Biden to extend Afghanistan airlift beyond August 31

A British evacuation flight.
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President Biden is attempting to navigate between calls from allies to extend the Kabul airlift operation beyond Aug. 31 and warnings from the Taliban that doing so would cross a red line.

Driving the news: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to push Tuesday for an extension beyond the end of August at a virtual G7 meeting, which he's chairing.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Monday he's "concerned about the deadline set by the United States" as "additional time is needed to complete ongoing operations."

But National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden still believes all Americans can be evacuated before Aug. 31. The goal remains to conclude the evacuations by then, though Biden will consult with allies, Sullivan added.

It will likely be impossible to evacuate all Afghans who worked with NATO troops by Aug. 31, and dozens of other countries are still working to track down and extricate their citizens.

By Dave Lawler.

Full story at Yahoo News.