UK PM Johnson says G7 agrees Taliban ought to permit departure after August 31

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Tuesday that the G7 has agreed a plan to sort out the Taliban, the No. 1 situation that the militants should permit secure passage for Afghans wanting to depart the nation even after the August 31 deadline .

Johnson stated, “What we have done today, the G-7, have we… agreed a joint approach not only to deal with the evacuation, but to the way we are going to engage with the Taliban. There is also a road map.” Said after an emergency digital assembly of the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy international locations.

“We, as the G7, are setting the No. 1 condition is that they’ve got a guarantee of safe passage for those who want to come out, until August 31 and beyond,” he stated.

“Some of them will say they don’t accept it, some of them I hope they see the meaning, because the G7 has a lot of economic, diplomatic and political benefits.” The Guardian newspaper reported late on Tuesday that Britain’s evacuation from Kabul is anticipated to finish inside “24 to 36 hours”.

It cited unnamed protection sources. Johnson stated the G7 might take “huge gains” on the Taliban after seizing management of the nation greater than every week in the past, together with withholding substantial funding.

“What we are saying is that Afghanistan cannot back down in becoming a breeding ground of terror, Afghanistan cannot become a narco state, girls must be educated till the age of 18,” he stated.

Johnson brushed apart questions on whether or not different G-7 leaders had expressed dismay at US President Joe Biden’s dealing with of the disaster and refused to increase the deadline for US troops in Afghanistan.

“It is clear that the immediate phase of evacuation is in fact … a very significant breakthrough by the military,” he stated.

“We believe we can evacuate thousands more. But the situation at the airport is not getting better. It’s a harrowing sight for those who are trying to get out.”

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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