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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says the Taliban have promised safe passage for thousands of civilians seeking to reach Kabul airport with a view to leaving Afghanistan, during a press briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
The White House dismisses any chance of rapid recognition for a Taliban government by the United States or its allies. "I should be really clear here," says White House press secretary Jen Psaki, "there's no rush to recognition of any sort by the United States or any international partners we have talked to." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden warns that meeting the August 31 pullout deadline will depend on Taliban cooperation regarding evacuee access to Kabul airport and has ordered contingency plans to "adjust the timeline" if necessary, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporter during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Fleeing Afghans are escorted by French military onto evacuation flights at Kabul airport as concern grows the Taliban are blocking Afghans from leaving the country. Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee Afghanistan since the hardline Islamist militants swept into the capital on Sunday, completing a stunning rout of government forces and ending two decades of war. IMAGES
French film legend Alain Delon, a divisive star known to some as a sex symbol and to others an egotistical chauvinist, has died at the age of 88, his children announced Sunday in a statement to AFP. In front of his house in Douchy (Loiret), people came to pay tribute."He accompanied me through my teenage years right up to the present day. He's a great star, a great person (...), it's a big loss," says a fan of the French actor. IMAGES
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