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The Group of Seven nations will hold an emergency meeting today The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and the takeover of the Taliban -And the showdown on the deadline for evacuation from Kabul Airport.
The deadline for evacuation of refugees and G7 nationals from the facility-today a week-increased tensions Britain and other countries urge President Biden to support the extensionSome countries are worried that they will not be able to evacuate all eligible people on the list, but the United States currently appears unwilling to expand its security presence at the airport—despite reports that he is considering this decision.
Ministers and government officials from all over Europe-mostly publicly British- Publicly criticize the Biden administration’s handling of the situation And continue to plead with the president. Tom Tugendhat, a senior member of the British Conservative Party and a former military officer who served in Afghanistan, urged the United States this morning to “demand more time to evacuate and cooperate with the United Nations to prepare for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.”
At the same time, tens of thousands of Afghans and foreigners remained at the airport waiting for assistance. The US State Department confirmed that more than 10,000 people were evacuated from the Afghan capital on US military flights between Sunday and Monday, indicating that the country is stepping up its mission to complete the work before the deadline.
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