Biden Declares U.S. is Sticking with Withdrawal Deadline

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Biden declares U.S. “on pace” to finish Afghan operations one week from today, Biden: Aug 31 withdrawal depends on Taliban cooperating with evacuation, allowing access to Kabul airport. Biden: we’ve helped evacuate 70,000+ people since August 14th. Fauci: U.S. could have pandemic under control by Spring 2022 if most eligible people get vaccinated. New vaccine mandates now that Pfizer shot has full FDA approval. Biden cites “growing” risk of terror attack in defending Afghanistan withdrawal timetable. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:23.2	I'm Will Flitzer in the situation.
1:25.0	We're with breaking news on the crisis in Afghanistan tonight.
1:28.3	President Biden is declaring the United States is on pace right now to finish operations in Afghanistan
1:34.1	one week from today after deciding not to extend the deadline for American troops to
1:39.2	withdraw. This comes as the evacuation mission has accelerated rapidly. The president says the
1:45.4	U.S. has helped airlift more than 70,000 people out of the country in just 10 days.
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