His name is Mohammad Idris, and not many people know much about the guy. Openings in administration: The Taliban have appointed a bank minister who has no known training in finance. The Associated Press has more on the significance of that enclave, which might not be able to hold out for much longer, here. вЂњThe vast majority of evacueesвЂќ are in Kabul, a Pentagon spokesman told Detsch, and that at least partly helped rule out Bagram as a Plan B.Д®lsewhere, the Taliban are trying to surge forces to the holdout province of Panjshir, where the last elements of resistance to Taliban rule have gathered, including Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, whose father fought the Soviets a few decades ago. FPвЂ™s Jack Detsch reported Monday on Twitter that Bagram was deemed вЂњtoo remoteвЂќ to be of significant use to the coalitionвЂ™s evacuation work. closed Bagram air base several weeks ago-a base that conceivably could have aided in the evacuation of thousands of Afghans from the country. Many Afghan observers have wondered why the U.S. вЂњWe have proven in other places that we can supress terrorism without a permanent military presence on the ground, and we will do the same in Afghanistan,вЂќ Sullivan said. can fight from outside of Afghanistan, where troops are all expected to withdraw in a week. Nevertheless, Sullivan said ISIS-K is a threat that the U.S. In case you missed it on Monday, itвЂ™s not al-Qaeda that coalition troops in Afghanistan are most worried about instead, itвЂ™s the вЂњserious threatвЂќ from the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-K, President Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday at a White House briefing. Navy Times has a window into that operation, here. Now accepting outbound flights from Kabul: Naval Air Station Sigonella, in Italy. (Pentagon officials on Monday said 42,000 people had been evacuated at that point TuesdayвЂ™s 21,600 total brings the latest figures to 63,900 people, according to the White House.)

military flights-32 C-17s and 5 C-130s-which carried approximately 12,700 evacuees 57 additional coalition flights carried another 8,900 people out of the Afghan capital. The latest White House metrics revealed 21,600 people were evacuated in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile at Hamid Karzai International Airport: Almost 64,000 people have been evacuated or relocated out of Kabul since July. Catch it live on the White HouseвЂ™s YouTube channel, here. Later, Biden will address the nation about Afghanistan in remarks scheduled for 12 p.m.President Joe Biden is meeting virtually with G7 leaders this morning, and that follows an earlier meeting with his national security team in the Situation Room. Pajhwok has a tiny bit more on that, here. The TalibanвЂ™s newest message to Afghans: Stop trying to leave, especially if youвЂ™re a doctor or an engineer, Zabihullah also said in that presser.ДЇormer Afghan President Hamid Karzai is working the crowds in Kabul, trying to calm fearful residents and business owners.

The TalibanвЂ™s newest message for the U.S.: Leave by August 31, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday morning in a press conference (via Tolo News).If they are intent on continuing the occupation, it will provoke a reaction.вЂќ were to seek additional time to continue evacuations-the answer is no. citizens and Afghan allies.вЂќ The U.K., Germany, and Turkey are also interested in a deadline extension, according to Pajhwok News.ДЄ Taliban spokesman warned of unspecified вЂњconsequencesвЂќ over extending that deadline, according to an interview Tuesday with Sky News. AmericaвЂ™s top spy met the TalibanвЂ™s top leader in Kabul on Monday, the Washington Post reported Tuesday morning, emphasizing, вЂњthe discussions likely involved an impending Aug.

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