Seven dead in Kabul airport crowds as UK backs later US deadline
Defence secretary vows to support postponing troop withdrawal, in what will be seen as plea to Biden
Seven people have died in the crowds at Kabul airport amid frantic scenes of people rushing to leave Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said.
The UK pledged its “complete support” to the US if Joe Biden opted to extend the deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, as the evacuation situation in Kabul worsened.