"If the United States or Great Britain tries to buy time to continue evacuations from Afghanistan, there will be consequences
.
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This was stated by Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban and a member of the group's negotiation team in an interview with Skynews in Doha. "President Biden announced that on August 31 he would withdraw all American troops. So if they extend the limit it means that they are extending the occupation and there is no need", said the spokesman for the Taliban, reiterating that if "l the intention is to continue to occupy "Afghanistan", trust will be broken and there will be a reaction ".
The main goal of the United States in Afghanistan is to evacuate American citizens, Afghan allies and vulnerable groups after the return to power of the Taliban. American Vice President
Kamala Harris
, during a press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said that "right now
we are individually focused on the evacuation of American citizens, Afghans who have worked with us and Afghans who are vulnerable, including women and children,
”Harris said, answering a reporter's question about US efforts in Afghanistan.
At tomorrow's G7 summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pressure US President Joe Biden to postpone the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan beyond August 31 so that civilian evacuations from Kabul airport can continue.
The British media reports.
A fire fight between Afghan security forces and a group of assailants whose identity is unknown broke out at the north entrance of Kabul airport.
The German army reports it on Twitter reporting of an Afghan soldier killed and three wounded.
Troops from Germany and the United States were also involved in the clash and remained unharmed.