PM promises to unlock hundreds of millions if new Afghan regime will agree to list of demands | Daily Mail Online
Boris Johnson made a dramatic offer to the
Taliban last night, saying the West would unfreeze hundreds of millions of pounds in funding if the group agreed to a string of conditions.
Despite failing to secure an extension to the August 31 withdrawal deadline, the Prime Minister claimed the G7's 'considerable influence' could help bring the Taliban to heel.
Mr Johnson, who hosted an emergency virtual G7 meeting last night, said the powers would allow
Afghanistan's new leaders to access frozen funds if they allowed girls to be educated, prevented the country from becoming a breeding ground for terror and cracked down on the heroin trade.
He added that the G7's 'number one condition' was 'safe passage' for those who wanted to leave beyond the end of the month when Western troops pull out.