Joe Biden will come under pressure on Tuesday from western allies who want the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan extended beyond August 31, while facing the humiliating prospect that the Taliban may veto the idea.
At an emergency G7 meeting the US president will hear calls from allies including Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, French president, to negotiate with the Taliban for an extension.
But the move exposes the fragility of the west’s position in Afghanistan, as the world’s leading democracies in effect plead with the Taliban to allow them to carry on with their evacuation for a few more days.
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