[Jimbuna]

The Taliban will not extend the 31 August deadline for the current evacuation mission, a spokesman has said.

But the UK is expected to urge President Biden to delay the withdrawal of US forces beyond that date at Tuesday's G7 talks.

France is also calling for the US military presence to be extended..

Thousands of Afghans are trying to flee the country, a week after the Taliban seized control.

The German military says a member of the Afghan security forces was killed by unidentified attackers at Kabul airport on Monday.

The gun battle came as the US said it was stepping up its evacuation effort
Aircraft from Delta, United Airlines and others will help fly those already
evacuated from Afghanistan to final destinations.

US vice-president Kamala Harris - who's visiting Singapore - praised the US military for "doing very hard and difficult work" at Kabul airport.