The Taliban say they will not extend the deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan.
Taliban leaders during the press conference
Spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim that 31 August was a red line and that any extension would be a “clear violation” of the Doha agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to request that US troops remain at Kabul airport past the 31 August deadline at Tuesday’s virtual meeting of G7 leaders.
Culled from BBC
