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Will the US extend its evacuation deadline in Afghanistan?
The UK government has been ramping up pressure on US President Biden to extend the deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan beyond August 31.
Today the Taliban said it wouldn鈥檛 agree to an extension of the deadline.
UK PM Boris Johnson will make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders from the G7 countries tomorrow.
Will the US extend its evacuation timetable?
Newsnight鈥檚 Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban reports.
Kirsty Wark is joined by Afghanistan鈥檚 former deputy defence minister Munera Yousufzada and then former UK ambassador to the US Lord Kim Darroch, former US ambassador to Afghanistan Hugo Llorens.
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