Afghanistan: PM to press Biden to delay Kabul withdrawal
BBC News says the UK prime minister is expected to ask US President Joe Biden to keep American forces in Afghanistan beyond 31 August in order to allow evacuation flights to continue.BBC News says the UK prime minister is expected to ask US President Joe Biden to keep American forces in Afghanistan beyond 31 August in order to allow evacuation flights to continue.
Boris Johnson will make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders from the G7 countries on Tuesday.
Many thousands of people are crowded outside Kabul airport, desperate to leave after the Taliban swept to power.
The US intends to pull all troops out by the end of the month.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58301269
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