Kabul evacuation 'difficult,' but Biden vows thorough exit

US President Joe Biden said Friday he could not guarantee the outcome of emergency evacuations from Kabul, calling it one of the most difficult airlift operations ever, but added he would mobilise "every resource" to repatriate Americans. "This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history," Biden said in a televised address from the White House, highlighting the dangerous elements of coordinating a mass evacuation while being surrounded by Taliban forces, who took over the Afghan capital on Sunday. "I cannot promise what the final outcome will be, or... that it will be without risk of loss," he said of the chaotic exit from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war and rebuilding. "But as commander in chief, I can assure you that I will mobilise every resource necessary" to conduct a thorough evacuation, Biden added. "Let me be clear: Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home." The president said US forces have airlifted 13,000 people out of Afghanistan since August 14, and 18,000 since July, with thousands more evacuated on private charter flights facilitated by the US government. Earlier this year, Biden - building on his predecessor Donald Trump's...