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US President Joe Biden has admitted he is in 'discussions' regarding a possible delay to the withdrawal of American troops in Afghanistan.
Biden told reporters at the White House:
"The evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul is going to be hard and painful no matter when it started, when we began."
World leaders are expected to hold an emergency G7 meeting on Tuesday.
"I've spoken with most of the leaders of the G- 7. I'll be doing a conference with them, I think Tuesday, I'm not certain and we'll have that discussion. But we already have helped get out diplomats from other countries. We've already helped get out citizens from other countries and will continue to do that."
British ministers have been pressing the US privately for days to consider delaying the withdrawal to ease the pressure on Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghans are still gathered to try to escape the Taliban.
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