‘Delay Afghan withdrawal’ UK asks US - BBC News Review

US soldiers, who are helping with the evacuation effort, are due to leave Kabul Airport in under a week. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to ask President Biden to delay that withdrawal. Roy and Catherine talk about the vocabulary from this story so you can talk about it too. Related stories: Why we press buttons - 6 Minute English Asking Questions - 6 Minute Grammar Video chapters: 0:00​​​​​​​​​​ - Introduction 0:33 - Story 1:50 - Headline 1: Afghanistan: PM to press Biden to delay Kabul withdrawal 4:45 - Headline 2: Afghanistan: Boris Johnson to personally plead with Joe Biden to extend deadline for US withdrawal 7:02 - Headline 3: Boris Johnson will push Joe Biden to delay US withdrawal from Afghanistan 9:30 - Language summary The story: Boris Johnson is expected to personally ask President Biden to delay withdrawing the last American forces from Afghanistan to allow more time for the evacuation effort at Kabul International Airp