we have some new lines in from the british prime minister and the us presidentjoe biden who have agreed to date to work together to ensure that all of those who are eligible to leave afghanistan are going to be able to, even including after the initial evacuation phase has ended, thatis initial evacuation phase has ended, that is according to borisjohnson s offers. the downing street spokesman said they have spoken on the phone and discussed the ongoing efforts by the uk and us to coordinate the rapid and safe evacuation of nationals and those who previously worked for our governments from kabul international airport. the leaders agreed to continue working together to ensure those who are eligible to leave are able to commit including after that initial phase of evacuation. this does not necessarily mean that borisjohnson is going to get the extension of the
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this is bbc news. i m martine croxall. the headlines at eight: the race to get people out of afghanistan intensifies as the uk government asks president biden to delay the date of the final withdrawal of american troops. most of these people do not have permission to leave. some of them do and still cannot get through. everyone is desperate to get out. the deadline for us and other troops to leave is the end of the month but the taliban says it does not want an extension. if they extend it beyond the 31st, thatis if they extend it beyond the 31st, that is a clear violation. here, the government warns covid test providers about misleading prices for holiday makers in a clampdown on cowboy behaviour . queuing to reach snowdon s summit
walkers are urged to respect the mountain as the number of visitors soars. and britain s paralympians prepare for the start of competition tomorrow, hoping to beat their medal haul from rio five years ago. welcome to bbc news. the defence secretary has warned there are hours, not weeks, left to airlift people out of afghanistan. diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august the 31st deadline forforeign troops to leave. but the taliban, now in charge of course in kabul, appear to be ruling out any delay to the withdrawal. the ministry of defence says british forces have already airlifted out more than 6,000 people. the focus now, it says, is on a further 1,800 uk nationals and more than 2,200 afghans.
and i don t see that as a credible proposition. secondly, if the taliban don t want our aeroplanes to use the airport, one missile, one burst of machine gun fire and the evacuation is over. after the scramble to respond to events in afghanistan, ministers say the evacuation effort has stepped up, with more than 6500 people brought out in the past ten days. but by its own admission, the uk is dependent on the us to keep that going, so beyond borisjohnson s diplomatic push, the options are limited and people will be left behind. labour says it didn t need to come to this. there is no evidence that our government tried to influence the withdrawal plan, despite knowing it was happening for 18 months. it is important now the g7 display the international leadership which has been missing in recent months. the government says even if this operation has to stop soon, there will be other routes for refugees through neighbouring