President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States will complete the war in Afghanistan by Aug. 31 and said the military will continue to provide funding, equipment, and humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. “Most critically … Afghan leaders have to come together to drive towards a future that the Afghan people want and deserve,” Biden said during a news conference in Washington. The statement from the president comes as the Taliban terrorist group has made significant advances in recent weeks following the United States’ decision to withdraw. Biden announced the full withdrawal from Afghanistan in April, essentially ending the longest war America has fought. The Pentagon said that more than 90 percent of the withdrawal process has been completed so far. But at the same time, the Taliban—for the past several weeks—has made major battlefield advances and has captured U.S. military vehicles that were being used by the beleaguered …