British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S President Joe Biden have talked over telephone about the prevailing situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, as per media reports. The report said, the two leaders welcomed their countries' cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, current and former staff, and others from Afghanistan.

Johnson and Biden, during the phone call on Tuesday, also agreed on the need for the global community to come together to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. They resolved to continue working closely together on this in the days and weeks ahead to allow as many people as possible to leave the country. Britain's plans include increased humanitarian aid to the region and resettlement of refugees, it said. The two leaders also agreed to hold a virtual Group of Seven (G7) leaders' meeting in the coming days to discuss the Afghanistan situation.

Britain's Home Office said on Tuesday night that up to 20,000 Afghan refugees will be offered a route to set up homes in Britain over five years. In a televised speech on Monday, Biden stood by his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan while acknowledging Kabul's collapse to the Taliban came much sooner than Washington had anticipated.

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