Biden sends CIA chief to Kabul, decides to observe deadline

WASHINGTON: US Presi­dent Joe Biden decided on Tuesday to observe the Aug 31 deadline for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, the US media reported. The decision followed a meeting in Kabul on Monday between CIA Director William Burns and a key Taliban leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. The US media

“We will not extend the deadline for the presence of US troops in Afghanistan,”