Taliban is going wild
The Taliban will not agree to any extension of the presence of foreign troops at Kabul airport. The answer will be "no" if the Americans or the British ask for more time. "August 31 is the red line".
US President Joe Biden has said in principle he will complete the evacuation mission by August 31 and remove all US troops from Afghanistan. If he fails to do so "he will prolong the occupation without reason," Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told SkyNews.
"It will create distrust between us," Shaheen warns. "If they decide to continue the occupation, it will provoke a reaction."
The US administration and the army staff are discussing options for keeping US troops at the airport in Kabul even after August 31. Biden said last night he 'hopes it won't be necessary' but 'there is a discussion going on'.
The US is making every effort to get all Americans out of Afghanistan by August 31, but allies are pushing for the US military to remain at the airport longer.
Tomorrow, the G7 leaders will discuss the situation in Afghanistan in a video conference. One of the topics on the agenda is the postponement of the 31 August deadline.
The G7 is a consultation group of Western powers (Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Great Britain and the US). The EU also participates but is not officially a member.
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