The Pentagon will prepare a plan in case of the extension of the evacuation operation from Afghanistan

“The President has made it clear that he wants this mission to be completed by the end of the month.

We are still working to achieve this goal, but we will sketch out a potential (emergency plan. -

), "TASS quotes the words of a Pentagon spokesman.

The department previously noted that the United States will not be responsible for the security of the Kabul airport after the completion of the evacuation operation and the withdrawal of the American military from there.

At the same time, according to Kirby, if necessary, in the last days of August, the United States will continue to remove civilians from Kabul.