Suspect broke away from surveillance control in Paris, says interior minister.
Evacuations
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Paris to end evacuation mission on Aug. 26 if US decides to go ahead with planned withdrawal, official says.
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Efforts follow Taliban’s capture of Kabul, takeover of war-torn country after 20 years.
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KABUL, AFGAHISTAN – AUGUST 23: After the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan, the evacuation efforts have continued at Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday, Aug. 23.
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Paris joins US and UK in pressing to extend next week’s Aug. 31 deadline, even as Taliban resists.
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Over 10,900 people evacuated from capital Kabul over past 12 hours, says White House.
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US President Joe Biden also announces evacuations may extend past deadline of Aug. 31, and Taliban balks at move.
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‘If US or UK were to seek additional time to continue evacuations – the answer is no,’ says Suhail Shaheen.
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People who want to flee the country continue to wait around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2021.
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Children, who are among the biggest victims of the evacuations during temperature exceeding 35 degrees and thirst, are received water and food, distributed by Turkish soldiers, around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 22, 2021