Will the US extend its evacuation deadline in Afghanistan? - BBC Newsnight

The UK is expected to urge President Biden to delay the withdrawal of US forces beyond August 31, but the Taliban have already said they will not extend beyond this date. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

The UK government has been ramping up pressure on US President Biden to extend the deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan beyond August 31.

Today the Taliban said it wouldn’t agree to an extension of the deadline.

UK PM Boris Johnson will make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders from the G7 countries tomorrow.

Will the US extend its evacuation timetable?

Newsnight’s Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban reports.

Kirsty Wark is joined by Afghanistan’s former deputy defence minister Munera Yousufzada and then former UK ambassador to the US Lord Kim Darroch, former US ambassador to Afghanistan Hugo Llorens.

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