France will end Afghanistan evacuations on Friday evening ahead of full US withdrawal – PM Castex

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French Prime Minister Jean Castex has stated that his country will cease evacuations from Afghanistan after Friday, citing America’s plan to proceed with a full withdrawal from the country by the August 31 deadline.

Speaking on RTL radio on Thursday, Castex stated that his country “will no longer be able to proceed with evacuations from Kabul airport” from Friday evening due to the impending departure of US troops, who have secured the airport, from the country.

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