Haiti Earthquake: RFA Vessel Heading To Support Aid Effort
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake has left about 30,000 families homeless, with RFA Wave Knight now deploying to help with relief support.
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake has left about 30,000 families homeless, with RFA Wave Knight now deploying to help with relief support.
The striking image shows an estimated 640 evacuees being flown from Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on board a US Air Force C-17.
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Dominic Raab said the UK would have "taken action" if it had anticipated the "very swift change in the dynamics" in the country.
More than 13,000 of the Forces News audience voted in our poll on Afghanistan.
The Royal Air Force aircraft are set to leave Romania after four months of patrolling the Black Sea on Operation Biloxi.
The Home Office has also announced that restrictions have been eased on the relocation scheme for Afghans who supported UK forces.
Two hundred extra troops are being sent to the Afghan capital and a small number of RAF aircraft are being diverted from other operations.
It comes after the Taliban seized control of numerous provincial capitals and Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.
One former Royal Marine the situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban seize power has left him "embarrassed to be British".
"Only a deep sense of injustice could drive these brave and respectful souls to this point," said Gurkhas activist Joanna Lumley.
About 600 troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade have deployed to Afghanistan to evacuate Britons and ex-British staff.
A Tory MP labelled the withdrawal "a shambles" and criticised the wider mission in Afghanistan as "poorly executed" and "unrealistic".
The Taliban have claimed control of Kabul, with hundreds of British personnel deployed to the Afghan capital to rescue UK nationals.
Senior US military officials say seven people have died following incidents at Kabul airport.
Since it was announced US troops would withdraw by 31 August, the Taliban have taken control of large areas of Afghanistan.