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Afghan embassy staff remain in hiding despite being eligible for UK relocation
UK government accused of leaving former employees and their families ‘in limbo’ in Afghanistan, where they are…
- Afghanistan, Immigration and asylum, Military, Ministry of Defence, Refugees, Royal Air Force, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
RAF plane to fly up to 40 Afghans to UK as evacuations resume
Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF fl…
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Revealed: UK forces linked to deaths of nearly 300 Afghan civilians
MoD compensation logs show just £2,380 paid on average, with more than 80 children among victimsBritish forces…
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‘They left us to die’: UK’s Afghan aid staff in hiding from Taliban
Evacuation of employees, not contractors, ‘splitting hairs’, says HRW, warning of days left to save livesAfgha…
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Britain must rediscover the will to lead on global issues | Tobias Ellwood
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanista…
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Ex-marine Pen Farthing and pets cleared for Afghanistan evacuation
MoD says founder of Kabul animal shelter has passed security at airport but does not mention charity staff and…
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Fresh hope for ex-marine’s efforts to rescue 200 cats and dogs from Kabul
UK defence secretary says Paul Farthing, his team and animals can leave on chartered planeA former Royal Marin…
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Too little, too late: why it was panic stations in Whitehall as Kabul fell
How the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan precipitated a political one at the heart of UK governmentOn Thursd…
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Row erupts in cabinet over evacuation of UK diplomats from Kabul
Exclusive: defence secretary accuses Foreign Office of leaving MoD staff to handle visa fallout, say sourcesCa…