4 hours agoRuthless Taliban: Do not extend evacuation time for foreign troops
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The Taliban will not extend the deadline for evacuation, which is August 31st, an official has said. The 31st is the red line. He has declared Suhail Shaheen. He said President Biden has declared that troops would leave by that date, and that if they extend the deadline it will [...]
The 31st is the red line. He has declared Suhail Shaheen. He said President Biden has declared that troops would leave by that date, and that if they extend the deadline it would mean extending Afghanistan's occupation.
He has warned of consequences if such a thing changes, reports the BBC, translates Periscopi from the BBC.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expected to use the G7 emergency meeting on Tuesday to ask President Biden to postpone the withdrawal of American troops so that more evacuations occur from the Kable Airport.
Thousands of Afghans and foreigners are still trying to catch a flight to leave Afghanistan. /Periscope
