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US able to airlift Kabul evacuees 'until the last moment': Pentagon

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The United States, which has set a deadline of August 31 to complete the evacuation from Afghanistan, will be able to airlift people out "until the last moment," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a news conference. SOUNDBITE

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