Article 5NNYB Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?

Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?

by
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Analysis: Tuesday's meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden's handling of crisis

The emergency meeting of G7 nations on Tuesday - called by Boris Johnson as this year's chair of the G7 - is in essence a gathering of the vanquished but faces a threefold agenda: how to ensure as many Afghans as possible can leave Kabul, and whether the US is prepared to stay beyond the original 31 August deadline for the withdrawal of all US forces; how a resettlement programme can be coordinated for the medium term; and finally, how to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government, including by threatening sanctions or withholding recognition.

But each country will bring its own concerns and an ugly postmortem on Joe Biden's handling of the crisis cannot be ruled out.

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