Afghanistan crisis: Canada ramping up evacuation efforts with largest flight yet out of Kabul | FULL

Canada has confirmed its largest evacuation from Afghanistan to date, with 535 people crowding on board of a plane that left the Kabul airport on Tuesday.

“Canada has significantly accelerated the speed with which we have been able to get people out of Afghanistan,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.

The minister added that while Canada is processing refugees quickly, it is doing so in a safe manner, regarding national security.

Mendicino spoke alongside Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, and Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development.

The announcement comes after U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he will stick to his Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, despite urging from allied leaders to extend the evacuation effort. The decision came as the Taliban warned they viewed the deadline as a “red line.”

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