French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said that there is a “collective moral responsibility” to evacuate Afghan allies from Kabul before Biden’s self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops. “The head of state emphasized our collective moral responsibility toward the Afghan men and women who need our protection and who share our values,” a readout of the call released by the French government read. “We cannot abandon them.” The Élysée said Macron in his conversation with Biden “underlined the absolute need to ensure rapid and concrete coordination among allies on the ground to continue the evacuations.” The White House’s version of the call doesn’t include Macron’s mention of a “moral responsibility” to evacuate Afghan allies, but notes that the two world leaders lauded the “tireless efforts” of their personnel working closely together in Kabul on the evacuation of …
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