Joe Biden commits to evacuate all Americans in Afghanistan after week's chaos

At the one-week mark since the Taliban completed its takeover of the country, the US-directed airlift from Kabul continued even as officials expressed growing concern about the threat from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.

President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan evacuations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Picture: PA

US President Joe Biden says 11,000 individuals were evacuated from Kabul over the weekend, and he remains committed to assisting all Americans who want to leave Afghanistan get out.

Mr Biden added that his first priority is getting American citizens out of Afghanistan “as quickly and safely as possible”.