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he will not be able to hold kabul airport by access to public airport for afghans and we would have to cross taliban names so i think it s unwise to give the impression that there is somehow two ways of getting far more people out of kabul and then extending the deadline unless you have some way in which i can t consider what it might be of getting safe passage without either the americans or the taliban and having agreed to that. do americans or the taliban and having agreed to that- agreed to that. do you think unfreezing agreed to that. do you think unfreezing funds agreed to that. do you think unfreezing funds and - agreed to that. do you think unfreezing funds and the - agreed to that. do you think- unfreezing funds and the promise of aid and so on, do you think that is enough of a carrot to convince the taliban that they should be dealing with the rest? with the rest? yes, actually do. i think it requires with the rest? yes, actually do. i think it requires the with the
president biden will stick to his plan of withdrawing troops on august 31. the taliban say they won t allow the arrangements to be changed: you it s the number one condition that we are insisting upon is safe passage beyond the 31st, so beyond this initial phase for those who want to leave afghanistan. the? initial phase for those who want to leave afghanistan. initial phase for those who want to leave afghanistan. they can take all the eo - le leave afghanistan. they can take all the peeple that leave afghanistan. they can take all the people that belong leave afghanistan. they can take all the people that belong to leave afghanistan. they can take all the people that belong to them. - leave afghanistan. they can take all the people that belong to them. we are not going to allow afghans to leave. and we will not extend the deadline. the uk records another 174 deaths from covid the highest since march. the scottish government confirms it ll hold its own public inquiry by the e
to get my perspective on this now. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the suggestion is that president biden has made it clear that he is going to stick to the august the 31st deadline. it is not confirmed. the indications are from the reuters news agency. if confirmed. the indications are from the reuters news agency. the reuters news agency. if that a mistake? if the reuters news agency. if that a mistake? if the the reuters news agency. if that a mistake? if the reports the reuters news agency. if that a mistake? if the reports are - the reuters news agency. if that a mistake? if the reports are true i l mistake? if the reports are true i think that s very grim. you have got to remind yourself that this 31st deadline is an arbitrary date. there is no particular logic behind it other than there was a debate fixed ljy other than there was a debate fixed by the americans and they had discussions with the taliban and some weeks ago. so what we have is a lack of will wire mainly