00:00The G7 leaders and the leaders of the EU, NATO and the U.N. all agreed that we will stand
00:06united in our approach to the Taliban.
00:09We agreed the legitimacy of any future government depends on the approach it now takes to uphold international obligations,
00:19including to prevent Afghanistan from being used as a base for terrorism.
00:23And we agreed that none of us are going to take the Taliban's word for it.
00:28We'll judge them by their actions and we'll stay in close coordination on any steps that we take moving forward
00:35in response to the Taliban's behavior.
00:38At the same time, we renewed our humanitarian commitment to the Afghan people
00:42and supported a proposal by the Secretary General Guterres of the United Nations led international response with unfettered humanitarian access
00:52in Afghanistan.
00:53Thus far, the Taliban have been taking steps to work with us so we can get our people out.
01:00But it's a tenuous situation.
01:03We've already had some gunfighting break out.
01:06We run a serious risk of it breaking down as time goes on.
01:11We are currently on a pace to finish by August the 31st.
01:15The sooner we can finish, the better.
01:17Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops.
01:22But the completion by August 31st depends upon the Taliban continuing to cooperate
01:28and allow access to the airport for those who were transporting out and no disruptions to our operations.
01:35In addition, I've asked the Pentagon and the State Department for contingency plans to adjust the timetable.
01:42Should that become necessary?
01:44Should that become necessary?
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