Afghanistan evacuations: ‘Hours not weeks’ for final UK flights
The defence secretary says the UK will leave Kabul alongside next week’s planned US withdrawal. …
Armed forces minister James Heappey said about 1,800 “eligible people” or UK passport holders remained in Afghanistan – as well as 2,275 Afghans who can be resettled having worked for the UK government, and a further list of people from “wider Afghan civil society who we would like to get out if we’re able”.