Boris Johnson fails to persuade US to extend Kabul exit deadline

British forces have just days to complete airlift after G7 leaders refuse to change 31 August exit date

British forces have a matter of days to complete their humanitarian airlift in Afghanistan after Boris Johnson failed to persuade Joe Biden and other G7 leaders to extend a deadline for US forces to leave Kabul beyond 31 August.

Speaking after the virtual G7 gathering, Johnson said it had agreed a “roadmap for future engagement with the Taliban”, on the assumption they would be governing Afghanistan.

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