Boris Johnson fails to persuade US to extend Kabul exit deadline

US armed forces personnel assist with security at an evacuation control checkpoint at Hamid Karzai international airport. Photograph: US central command public affairs/Getty Images

US armed forces personnel assist with security at an evacuation control checkpoint at Hamid Karzai international airport. Photograph: US central command public affairs/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/24/us-has-no-plans-to-delay-afghanistan-exit-beyond-31-august-pentagon-says