The Taliban’s ultimatum to the United States and the United Kingdom

Desk report: The Taliban has warned of “consequences” if the United States or the United Kingdom do not withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31 and the two countries extend the withdrawal deadline. News Daily Mail.US President Joe Biden wants to repatriate all US citizens in Afghanistan this month. But on Sunday night, he said talks were under way to extend the deadline.However, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the rescue effort was far from over. In his words, the rescue effort will be completed in a matter of hours, not weeks.The Taliban has reacted sharply to the US president’s call for a withdrawal. Taliban spokesman said. Suhail Shaheen said his group would not accept the extension.He warned that if the Western forces increased their “occupation”, they would be severely reprimanded.”It can’t be surpassed,” Shaheen told Sky News. President Biden said on August 31 that they would withdraw all their troops. So if they do it even when they don’t need to, it means they’re increasing occupancy.A Taliban spokesman said that if the United States or the United Kingdom wanted more time to continue the rescue operation, there was no answer. Or suffer the consequences.”It will give birth to mistrust in us,” he said. If they want to continue the occupation, they will see the reaction.On Sunday night, Biden hinted at extending the August 31 deadline for troop withdrawals. He said the rescue process was at a “difficult and painful” stage. Discussions will be held on how long it will take to complete this process.Meanwhile, the leaders of G-7 will meet in a virtual meeting on Tuesday. There, Biden could push British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to push back the withdrawal of Afghan troops.However, the British Armed Forces Minister warned that if Western forces remained in Afghanistan and did not comply with the Taliban’s demands, it would become a “battlefield”.