Afghan evacuation mission ‘unlikely’ to continue beyond August 31 despite Boris’ plea to Biden, Defence Secretary admits

BORIS Johnson’s plea for Joe Biden to extend the evacuation mission in Afghanistan will fall on deaf ears, ministers fear. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today warned the US is “unlikely” to budge from the August 31 deadline to withdraw its troops from Kabul. The PM, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel will use a virtual […]
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