British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge U.S. President Joe Biden this week to extend the evacuation deadline from Afghanistan, but even if one is agreed, the West will also need the approval of the Taliban, a defence minister said.
Johnson will host a virtual meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan where thousands of people have descended on Kabul airport in a bid to flee the Taliban.
But the Taliban would need to give its approval, meaning British forces could not count on an extension, he said. "Even if the political will in London, Washington, Paris, Berlin is for an extension, the Taliban may say no," he said.
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