Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


What We Know: Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

VOA News

   WASHINGTON - Here are the latest developments following the Taliban's
   takeover of Afghanistan as of August 25.

   * South Korea announced it will evacuate 380 people from Afghanistan.

   * U.S. President Joe Biden said the evacuation effort at the Kabul
   airport is on pace to finish by August 31. "The sooner we can finish,
   the better.'¯ Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops,"
   he said.

   *The White House reported late Tuesday that more than 70,000 people
   have been evacuated since August 14.

   * Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives flew to Kabul on
   Tuesday for a previously unannounced visit.Lawmakers Seth Moulton and
   Peter Meijer said they wanted to examine the situation and pressure
   Biden to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan longer.

   *The Taliban rejected any extension beyond Biden's deadline for U.S.
   troops to withdraw from Afghanistan.A spokesmansaid the United States
   must stick to thedateit set.

.