for the evacuation mission. without the power of the us military, the uk has admitted it would not have the ability to stay. however, prime minister boris johnson, who chaired the meeting, says the leaders agreed a road map for engaging with the taliban. the number—one condition we're setting, as g7, is that they have got to guarantee, right the way through — through august the 31st and beyond — safe passage for those who want to come out. but this poses a risk. it is the taliban who ultimately is deciding this deadline, because the group says the us and allied forces have to leave by the end of the month or face consequences. the biden administration is confident it can make the deadline and that whoever wants to leave will be able to. since august the 14th, he says, more than 70,000 people, including afghan allies,