Taliban refuse extension for foreign forces

The Taliban say they won't extend the deadline for western forces to leave Afghanistan, as evacuations continue from Kabul airport. A Taliban spokesman said the end of August was a red line. The British government had said that the US could be persuaded to try to stay for longer.

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(Picture: Turkish soldiers on duty at Kabul airport. Credit: Aykut Karadag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)