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It took Joe Biden, at the G7, seven minutes to whistle the end of the discussion on the withdrawal from Afghanistan. There will be no extra time. Three or four European first pages for a first consideration. Die Presse Pressure on vaccination skeptics increases Such clear-cut announcements are rare. If the number of new infections and ICU patients were to increase in the coming weeks, the entry into force of the 1-G rule in catering in the evening would be inevitable, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said. The theme here is the Green Pass, or the mandatory vaccine to access Le Parisien Covid services, the treatments are coming!Complementary treatments to vaccines will be authorized in France within a few weeks and will help reduce the number of hospitalizations of patients covid Le Soir The shadow of the delta variant on the autumn return If children are less exposed to severe forms of covid, the variant obliges however to plan a school restart under close surveillance Liberation Charlie Watts no longer plays the drums He was both an icon and a stranger. The faithful, the mute, the elegant Charlie Watts, the unwavering rhythmic and human support of the Rolling Stones, in the background of the stage since day one - 1962 - is gone. Strange event that of his sudden death at the age of 80 for a common and ancient story, but still not finished, that of rock The Times Il 'no'by Joe Biden to Boris Johnson's request to postpone the withdrawal of troops, in short, almost a 'non-news', not at least from opening, because it was already in the premises of a G7 wanted by London and warned with annoyance by Washington At this point, to put it in the Times, the Allies are left with the race against time to save thousands of people from the Taliban Britain is working to fly more than 4,000 British and Afghan citizens out of the country by the end of the week. President Biden confirmed last night that he has no plans to extend the August 31 deadline for troop withdrawal despite pressure from Boris Johnson and other European leaders. The decision means that the last British evacuation flight is expected to depart tomorrow or Friday to ensure 1.000 British soldiers in Kabul to come away. The Guardian British troops to leave Kabul in 24-36 hours Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, said after the G7: "We will go on until the last possible moment. But you heard what the president of the United States said, you have heard what the Taliban said. " So far the Taliban have allowed the airlift to continue without major interference. But at a press conference in Kabul, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said his group would not accept "any extension" of the deadline. Mujahid also said the Taliban are still allowing foreign nationals to leave, but are preventing Afghans from reaching theairport because it is dangerous and because their skills are needed to rebuild the country. FT Try to bring the FT back to us. Biden refuses to extend the airlift as the Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan Biden's decision closes days of uncertainty about the August 31 deadline for the definitive withdrawal of the US military. It comes despite growing security concerns around Kabul airport and the chaotic effort to evacuate thousands of foreign and Afghan nationals. The US president thus follows the Pentagon's recommendations to respect the self-imposed timeline to withdrawal, a White House official said. However, Biden asked senior officials to develop contingency plans should the deadline be extended.Biden also in yesterday's G7 was pressured by Great Britain, France and Germany in particular to extend the US mission. Boris Johnson, the prime minister, who chaired the meeting, said G7 leaders agreed on a common approach to pressure the Taliban to allow Afghans to pass safely out of the country even after 31 August. Le Figaro The shock wave of Afghan chaos New regional balances, threat of out-of-control migratory flows, evolution of the balance of power between Washington and rivals: the world adjusts itself in the face of the victory of the Taliban Iran and China play the card of dialogue with the new regime; Europe faced with its impotence by Biden's decision; in France, the expulsion of Afghan refugees becomes impossible under the law,a Welt Maas magistrate warns: "We will not let everyone out of Afghanistan" the foreign minister honestly admits that President Biden's decision will effectively prevent all Afghans trying to leave the country from being rescued from the Taliban. The end of evacuation with military protection should not mean the end of people's opportunities to leave the country. "To do this, you have to go down paths you don't want," Maas said, referring to negotiations with the Taliban. FAZ The Taliban want no Afghans to leave the country starting from September op / ed: Nicholas Busse: in the hands of the Taliban Continuing the airlift against the will of the Taliban would only be possible with a significant increase in the military presence, which would call into question the withdrawal just decided.Not only is US President Biden not interested. Even in Europe, nobody wants (and can) continue this lost war. That is why there are contacts with the Taliban and the hope is that Turkey or Russia will help with their mediation. Military failure follows diplomatic humiliation. Le Figaro Goodbye Kabul, by Philippe Gélle If someone, 7,000 km from the Afghan chaos, thought they could avoid the tragic consequences of the domino that was unleashed, the news from Kabul already proves the opposite. In France, the first Afghan refugee detained in custody on suspicion of affiliation with the Taliban. Fears of attacks and infiltrations by al Qaeda are growing. And that's just the beginning. Westerners must decide what position to adopt towards the new Taliban power, internationally defined as a terrorist group,but on which the green light for the evacuation from Kabul depends. Should sanctions be maintained at the risk of a deterioration of the humanitarian crisis that could trigger an exodus? Do you need political recognition? Beijing and Moscow move forward, their diplomatic personnel will be present in the Taliban emirate. Washington's allies are in an awkward position. Europeans, with no say in this withdrawal, have proof that they cannot rely on Washington for their safety. The post 9/11 era ends in Kabul. Joe Biden believes his 'Asia pivot' will put him in a strong position in the competition with China. A risky calculation to balance a defeat. From the track in Kabul we hear him say goodbye, 'Goodbye Europe! "FT Edward Luce: Biden's America is confused,and the world too No, the Western alliance is not about to break. And America is not going to drift into some isolationist reverie. Afghanistan is too peripheral to trigger such dramatic change. But the chaotic nature of America's withdrawal, and the outrage felt by most of its allies, abruptly ended President Joe Biden's international honeymoon. With Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan, he kept a promise, that of getting out of "eternal wars", and broke another, that of restoring the primacy of American alliances. The second promise was what clearly differentiated Biden from Donald Trump: Biden values ​​allies. The regret ofEurope is that Biden could have fulfilled both promises if he had consulted closely with them on his exit from Afghanistan. He chose not to. The fact that NATO was there at the behest of America puts salt on the wound. The 9/11 attacks marked the only time NATO invoked its Article V mutual defense clause - following an attack on America, not Europe. Europe is used to receiving little attention, sometimes deservedly, sometimes not. But the West cannot go on indefinitely without a strategy. Eight months after taking office, Biden has yet to define a clear foreign policy. As with Afghanistan, there is little concrete about China to distinguish Biden from Trump.Biden kept tariffs on Chinese goods. On 5G, it is asking partners to choose between Huawei and an unspecified alternative. And Biden's motivation for withdrawing from Afghanistan is to focus US resources on the Indo-Pacific. But how will the exit from Afghanistan help contain China and promote democracy? The answer is obscure. Biden's real priority is to push through his internal fiscal maneuvers to revive the American middle-class economy ahead of next year's midterm elections. Most of America's allies far prefer Democrats to Trumpism. But they are still not sure what this means for America's role in the world. The suspicion is that not even theAmerica know that. WSJ Biden reiterates withdrawal from Afghanistan by 31 August published: Biden is bowing to the Taliban's requests, reiterated yesterday, to extend the deadline. He rejects the advice of G-7 leaders like Britain's Boris Johnson and France's Emmanuel Macron to stay longer in Kabul to get more people out of the country, safely. And it is abandoning thousands of Afghans who fought with the United States and NATO to punish the Taliban. Washington Post Meeting the August 31 deadline reduces Biden's evacuation promises to Afghanistan. On August 20, the president said: "Any American who wants to go home, we will take you home". The hope is that the United States will bring as many as possible to safety thanks to the pace of the airlift: 11.600 people left Kabul on Tuesday and 70,700 since August 15, when the Taliban took Kabul. CNN Biden's gamble, explains Chris Cillizza, was summarized in a series of tweets by Kevin Collins, a Democratic strategist. If you take out the Americans, Biden's polls won't be influenced too much by Afghanistan. Biden's approval - and the Democrats' chances in 2022 - hinges on pandemic and economic issues. Biden is that while Afghanistan ranks first for most voters right now,it will vanish as a priority as often happens in foreign policy when it will no longer be the main news on the daily news. That if Americans come out safely, the public will lose interest in what is happening in a distant country and return to domestic issues such as the state of the economy and the ongoing battle against Covid-19.