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Now Playing(Aug. 20) President Joe Biden said he is strongly committed to evacuating both Americans and Afghan allies following the Taliban takeover that plunged Kabul into violent chaos.
Biden, speaking to reporters Friday after an address from the East Room of the White House, said he would mobilize “every resource necessary” to evacuate Americans, and confirmed that he was making the same pledge to Afghan asylum seekers.
“Let me be clear: Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home,” Biden said. Afghan allies who assisted the U.S. are “equally important, almost” as American citizens seeking to leave, he added.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed by their national security team earlier in the day, amid deepening criticism over the administration’s handling of the withdrawal from the country and mayhem outside the Kabul airport.
The administration said it had secured safe passage from the Taliban for those looking to leave, but there have been reports of violence. The crowd of thousands gathered outside the airport has spurred some U.S. lawmakers to fault the U.S. visa processing effort.
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