US secretary of state indicates end of month pullout deadline to be met but says work to ensure American's can leave country 'will continue, every day, past August 31'

Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both military veterans, say visit was to push to extend August 31 evacuation deadline; White House said to be furious

The US president has blamed his predecessor for committing him to a troop withdrawal deadline; experts say the full picture is more complicated

Taliban fighters are surrounding the airport, there are bureaucratic complications, and Biden's August 31 deadline is fast approaching

Emirati foreign ministry confirms Ashraf Ghani is in the country; his whereabouts had been unknown since he fled Kabul in face of Taliban advance

Novelist Khaled Hosseini says US has a 'moral obligation' to take in as many refugees from the country as it can

'The process could have been handled so differently,' senior officer says of State Department's costly delay in setting up ad hoc structure to withdraw US allies to safety

Islamist militia capture array of modern military equipment, including combat aircrafts, during dizzying overrun of Afghan forces built and armed by US

Amid chaos following Taliban sweep to victory, US president says he 'stands squarely behind' pull-out decision, lamenting that Afghans lacked will to determine their own future

According to statement from presidential office, hardliner makes remarks in call with outgoing foreign minister; says Tehran wants good relations with neighboring Kabul