Deputy national security adviser calls alarming images from Afghan capital ‘very serious’ and insists Biden remains ‘deeply engaged’

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are also expected to deliver remarks today on the situation in Afghanistan, as evacuation efforts continue in Kabul.

Emmanuel Macron s’exprimera demain à 20 heures pour évoquer la situation en Afghanistan, où les talibans s’apprêtent à prendre le pouvoirhttps://t.co/AMMmnh3HqX pic.twitter.com/bhf82FRNDg

Joe Biden will deliver remarks this afternoon on the situation in Afghanistan, the White House has just announced in an update to the president’s schedule for the day.

According to the updated schedule, Biden will return to the White House from Camp David at 1 pm ET and then deliver remarks at 3:45 pm.

I will be addressing the nation on Afghanistan at 3:45 PM ET today.

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