France, March 23 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised on Tuesday to share Washington's initial thinking on a looming deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. This as he meets with EU officials for a two-day summit in Brussels.

He made the pledge ahead of meetings with European defence and foreign ministers during his first official trip to the continent.

President Joe Biden said last week that it would be tough for Washington to meet the looming 1st May deadline deadline that his predecessor Donald Trump agreed with the Taliban.

Nato allies have said they are willing to stay in Afghanistan longer if the US remains too, but they are keen for Washington to make up its mind.

Blinken said the US was still mulling over the...