カテゴリー: Ministry of Defence
UK government accused of leaving former employees and their families ‘in limbo’ in Afghanistan, where they are targets for the TalibanMore than 170 people who worked for the British embassy in Kabul remain in hiding in Afghanistan in fear for their liv…
Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF flight of Afghan translators and others who have escaped the Taliban is due to land in the UK on Friday, the largest single evacuation by Britai…
MoD compensation logs show just £2,380 paid on average, with more than 80 children among victimsBritish forces are linked to the deaths of 86 children and more than 200 adult civilians during the Afghanistan conflict, with compensation of just £2,380 p…
Evacuation of employees, not contractors, ‘splitting hairs’, says HRW, warning of days left to save livesAfghan employees who worked as contractors on UK aid projects fear for their lives after not being granted resettlement in Britain.The Guardian has…
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanistan is over,” proclaimed Joe Biden. How wrong he will be proved to be.This was never a baseball game that simply folds when we all walk away, ye…
MoD says founder of Kabul animal shelter has passed security at airport but does not mention charity staff and familiesPaul “Pen” Farthing, who founded an animal shelter in Kabul, has made it through the airport’s security and is awaiting a flight out …
UK defence secretary says Paul Farthing, his team and animals can leave on chartered planeA former Royal Marine who has been campaigning to have dozens of people and hundreds of animals at his sanctuary evacuated from Afghanistan has been offered a gli…
How the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan precipitated a political one at the heart of UK governmentOn Thursday last week, the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, had tried to sound composed as he announced a small number of British troops were heading ou…
Exclusive: defence secretary accuses Foreign Office of leaving MoD staff to handle visa fallout, say sourcesCabinet splits have emerged over Afghanistan, with the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, accusing the Foreign Office of evacuating diplomats while…