UK’s Johnson to Push US to Extend Afghan Rescue Deadline

UK’s Johnson to Push US to Extend Afghan Rescue Deadline
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on Aug. 18, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge U.S. President Joe Biden to extend the Kabul evacuation deadline beyond the Aug. 31 deadline, a government minister said on Aug. 23.

Johnson is expected to make the request to Biden personally at an emergency G-7 summit on Aug. 24, said James Heappey, Britain’s minister for the armed forces.