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President Biden said in remarks on Sunday that the hope is not to extend the deadline and to have completed the operation by then but there are ongoing discussions about whether to extend.
The move comes following the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. evacuation efforts continue in Afghanistan despite a security threat and an influx of people arriving at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the Taliban.
"These are difficult days for those who lost loved ones in Afghanistan and those who carry the wounds of war," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
The aircraft was featured in viral videos of Afghans clamoring to get on board.
Mr. Biden's remarks came after a chaotic day at the Kabul airport as evacuations were halted for several hours after at least two people died.
The report "What We Need to Learn: Lessons from 20 years of Afghanistan Reconstruction" details how over $145 billion spent on reconstruction efforts added up to only minimal progress.
A U.S. official says Kandahar "is in the process of falling."
Seven months after the attack, more than 570 people had been arrested in what the government calls "the most complex investigation ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice."
President Biden said Monday he "strongly" supports the decision.
The incident caused the Pentagon to go into lockdown for roughly an hour.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is "confident" Iran conducted the attack.
The initial group consists of roughly 200 people. The former interpreters and others and their families fear Taliban retaliation for helping the U.S. during the war.
There are currently about 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq supporting the Iraqis' fight against ISIS.
The current number of applicants is over 20,000, but about half have yet to complete the initial stages of the application.