 Foreign Minister Maurice Payne says Australia is willing to assist with evacuation from Afghanistan after August the 3rd fast, and the United States decides to delay its withdrawal. US President Joe Biden last week said US troops may stay in Afghanistan past an August 31 deadline to evacuate Americans. Australia has evacuated about 1,000 citizens in Afghans from Kabul in the past week, and Payne said it would be willing to support further rescue flights. Payne did not specify whether the 250 military personnel deployed by Australia would remain if evacuations are extended. There is, as you will have known, seen from public reporting a discussion going on about the prospect of the United States extending its withdrawal deadline. We are part of those discussions, and if they are to be extended, we are absolutely ready to support a continuing operation at Hamun Qaza International Airport. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel, and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.