This morning, President Biden is facing mounting pressure from Congress and the international community to extend evacuation efforts in Afghanistan.

But with the Taliban warning of consequences if the U.S. exit is delayed, the question is, will the president keep troops in Kabul past August?

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I'm Cathy Kay on this Tuesday, August the 24th, and we'll start with the news.

With an August the 31st deadline now just one week away, President Biden is facing mounting pressure to extend the evacuation mission in Afghanistan. At a virtual meeting with

G7 leaders later this morning, some of America's top allies will reportedly press the president

to keep U.S. troops at the Kabul airport past August. Two U.S. officials

tell NBC news that President Biden is expected to make a decision later today on whether to

extend that deadline. The U.S. military has informed the White House that it will take three to four

days to get the roughly 6,000 troops and remaining

embassy staff out of Kabul. That would mean the US would need to start moving troops out

by the end of this week in order to meet that August the 31st deadline. A spokesperson for

the Taliban told Sky News yesterday that the United States would be crossing a red line

if the Biden administration kept troops in August past that date. Here's what National Security

Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters yesterday when he was asked about the deadline.

As I said, we are engaging with the Taliban, consulting with the Taliban on every aspect of what's happening in Kabul right now, on what's happening at the airport, on how we need to ensure that there is facilitated passage to the airport for American citizens, SIVs, third country nationals and so forth,

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