The RAF Voyager arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning at RAF Brize Norton, near Carterton.
The plane was said to be carrying hundreds of evacuees from Afghanistan.
Ministry of Defence handout photo of passengers disembarking a Royal Air Force Voyager after arriving at RAF Brize Norton from the Middle East. Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders have failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
Yesteryday, Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month.
Ministry of Defence handout photo of passengers disembarking a Royal Air Force Voyager after arriving at RAF Brize Norton from the Middle East. Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders have failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
The Prime Minister was expected to press US President Joe Biden to keep his forces on the ground past August 31, as they are providing security at Kabul airport to allow people to flee the country.
Ministry of Defence handout photo of passengers disembarking a Royal Air Force Voyager after arriving at RAF Brize Norton from the Middle East. Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders have failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
But following an emergency meeting of G7 leaders, chaired by the PM on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Biden said the deadline remained in place.
Ministry of Defence handout photo of passengers disembarking a Royal Air Force Voyager after arriving at RAF Brize Norton from the Middle East. Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders have failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
Mr Johnson said: “We will go right up until the last minute that we can but you’ve heard what the President of the United States has said, you’ve heard what the Taliban have said.
Ministry of Defence handout photo of passengers disembarking a Royal Air Force Voyager after arriving at RAF Brize Norton from the Middle East. Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders have failed to persuade the US to keep troops in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts past the end of the month. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
“We’re confident we can get thousands more out, but the situation at the airport is not getting any better.”
He said leaders had agreed the 'number one condition' up to and after August 31 was that the Taliban must grant 'safe passage for those who want to come out'.
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