- Evacuations from Kabul airport in Afghanistan pick up pace, with the total number leaving since the Taliban takeover reaching 82,300
- US President Joe Biden says he aims to complete the operation - and US troop pull-out - by the 31 August deadline
- Some US troops have already started to leave as the effort enters its final phase
- US allies have pressed Biden to extend the timeframe
- There are fears thousands of Afghans who wish to flee the Taliban may be left behind
- The Taliban says the Afghans should not go to Kabul airport or try to leave the country
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