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The Fox News Rundown

Evening Edition: President Biden Does Not Extend Withdrawal Deadline

The Fox News Rundown

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3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

President Biden addressing the nation Tuesday did not say he was extending the Afghanistan withdrawal deadline of August 31st but did say he has asked his advisors for 'contingency plans'. This as allies, including the United Kingdom, have suggested an extension. FOX's Gurnal Scott speaks to FOX Foreign Correspondent Greg Palkot about some success stories of the evacuation efforts and what our European allies feel about our exit from Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tuesday, August 24th, 2021, I'm Grinnall Scott.

0:28.6

The changes in Afghanistan have been swift and troubling to many watching from near and far.

0:35.0

Americans struggle to leave and Afghans fear for their futures and in many cases their lives.

0:42.0

So where do we stand in Afghanistan with the

0:44.6

evacuations and the proposed deadline for America's exodus from the

0:49.4

country? What it really means is that everybody won't get out.

0:52.7

If you could extend that, if that deadline was not so hard and fast,

0:57.4

then you could imagine a good bunch of at least the people directly connected

1:01.5

with the US operation there could have a chance to get out.

1:05.4

Now in a matter of days, there's just no way that's going to happen.

1:09.0

This is the Fox News rundown evening edition.

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11 days, that was all it took for the Taliban to tear down an Afghan government that it took two decades with help from the

1:25.6

United States to stand up.

1:28.1

The images we see show desperation of people who fear for their safety and security to get out of the country through what has at times been a log jammed

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