Biden rejects allies’ pleas to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond end of August

‘The sooner we can finish, the better. Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops,’ Biden said on Tuesday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

‘The sooner we can finish, the better. Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops,’ Biden said on Tuesday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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