UK’s Johnson Says G-7 Agreed That Taliban Must Allow Departures From Afghanistan After Aug. 31

No extension, though, of the US-imposed deadline, leaders say

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he walks on Downing Street in London, on Aug. 24, 2021. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Leaders of the powerful Group of Seven (G-7) nations agreed that the Taliban terrorist group must let people evacuate from Afghanistan past Aug. 31, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

The group, which includes the United States, agreed in the meeting on “not just a joint approach to dealing with the evacuation but also a roadmap for the way in which we’re going to engage with the Taliban, as it probably will be a Taliban government in Kabul,” Johnson told reporters in the UK after the emergency Aug. 24 virtual summit.