president biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states airlift from afghanistan beyond the 31st of august saying it would be too dangerous. in a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. some us soldiers have already started to leave as the rescue effort enters its final phase. so far, 70,700 people have been evacuated from kabul airport as the rescue operation picks up pace. here, the foreign secretary has declined to comment on reports that raf rescue flights could stop within 48 hours. there remain fears that thosands of afghans who wish to flee the taliban may be left behind. the first of our reports is from nomia iqbal in washington. up to 6,000 us troops are on the ground in kabul trying
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