Britain is racing against time to help British nationals and those who support Afghanistan to leave Afghanistan As America President The proposed rescue mission must be completed within 10 days.
Joe Biden At a press conference on Friday, it was hinted that the United States’ efforts to rescue American citizens may end at the end of this month, a move that may provide similar deadline control for British armed and diplomatic attempts to drive people out of the country after the Taliban.
When asked whether the United States can let all Americans leave Afghanistan before August 31, President Biden told reporters: “I think we can do it at that time, but we will make a judgment as we proceed.”
It comes as Boris Johnson The statement that Britain will have to “manage the consequences of the U.S. withdrawal from this Central Asian country” has been fiercely criticized this week.
this Prime Minister In a speech after presiding over an emergency government meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, he told the broadcaster in Downing Street: “We entered Afghanistan to support and help protect the United States.
“Therefore, when the United States resolutely decides to withdraw in the way they have already taken, it is clear that we will have to control the consequences.”
He said that 1,000 people were deported back to the UK on Thursday and Friday, most of whom were British nationals or people who had assisted the UK in carrying out work in Afghanistan.
According to a report in The Times, Mr. Johnson was “disappointed” by Mr. Biden’s handling of the withdrawal of troops from the United States.
According to a British diplomatic memorandum, it was suggested that the president tell them at the G7 leaders’ meeting in Cornwall in June that he would leave “key American promoters” in Kabul after the United States withdraws from Afghanistan to ensure Western Existence can continue in the capital. Bloomberg saw it.
According to the news agency, British officials read the memo, which was issued before the Taliban launched a lightning offensive across the country, which means that enough security personnel will remain in Kabul to ensure that the British Embassy in Kabul can continue to operate. .
Instead, the British embassy has been evacuated, Downing Street confirmed this week.
Mr. Biden defended the U.S. withdrawal, saying that after talking with NATO partners, he “didn’t see our world allies questioning our credibility.”
But after a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Friday, NATO members sent a message to Washington that the 30-nation organization called on the United States to protect the Kabul Airport for as long as it needed, even if it was beyond the evacuation range of all American nationals.
On Friday, the Prime Minister used dialogue with allies to promote international partners to adopt a united front when dealing with the Taliban through diplomacy.
According to Downing Street’s reading of their phone calls, he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte agreed that any recognition of the new Afghan government should not happen unilaterally.
Mr Johnson hinted that after 20 years of military contacts, Britain may be willing to cooperate with the Taliban “when necessary” to “find a solution.”
Before the Taliban under Afghan rule, women were basically restricted at home, television and music were banned, and the public announcement was held on a scheduled date.
The leaders of the movement promised to be more moderate this time, although reports of targeted clearances in areas occupied by the Taliban have increased fears that they will restore authoritarian rule in Afghanistan.
When asked if the militants are the regime he might work with, Mr. Johnson said: “I think it is very important that we treat people at face value. We want them to do what they say.”
He added that the insurgents will be judged “based on their behavior” rather than their words.
The Prime Minister also supports the Foreign Secretary’s handling of the Afghan crisis after asking him to resign.
The Conservative Party leader said that after the cabinet minister sent a call to a junior minister about the repatriation of an Afghan interpreter who was on holiday on the Greek island of Crete, he was “absolutely” confident in Dominique Rab.
