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The US military has released images of soldiers interacting with children waiting to be evacuated, amid the evacuation of US citizens and its Afghan allies from Afghanistan continues.

Soldiers were seen playing with Afghan children at Hamid Karzai International Airport.

The footage released comes as President Joe Biden rejected calls to delay his August 31 exit date from Afghanistan.

The president made it clear that the US was committed to hitting its deadline of pulling out troops by Tuesday, citing heightened security threats.

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