Former Head Of NATO 'Sad And Sickened' As Taliban Take Charge Of Afghanistan
Lord Robertson says the UK must now bolster its defences, as the inevitable international ramifications "will not be good".
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: First RAF Flight Evacuating British Nationals Arrives At Brize Norton
About 600 troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade have been deployed to Kabul to help secure the airport and bring British nationals home.
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Afghanistan WATCH: British personnel arrive in Kabul as Afghanistan crisis unfolds
Personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade are part of a short-term deployment to evacuate UK nationals and former staff from the country.
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Afghanistan UK Reacts To Afghanistan Crisis: Boris Johnson Calls COBRA Meeting
Parliament will also be recalled on 18 August, after the Taliban have demanded the surrender of the Afghan government.
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Afghanistan Taliban Demand Government Surrender While Afghan Officials Say Kabul Is 'Secure'
Afghan government officials, including the acting defence and interior ministers, have spoken of an interim administration.
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VJ Day VJ Day: UK Remembers Sacrifices 76 Years Since Japan's WWII Surrender
The conflict against Japan endured three months beyond Victory in Europe Day.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Military Operation Set Up For Evacuating British Nationals
Operation Pitting will see the military support the evacuation of British Nationals and former British staff eligible for relocation.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Enters Capital Kabul
The militants said in a statement they do not plan to take the capital "by force".
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Veterans WWII Prisoner Of War Celebrates 102nd Birthday By Fundraising For Forces Charities
Norman Lewis, who was held in Poland during the Second World War, is raising £10,000 to reflect his 10,000-mile escape.
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Afghanistan Afghan President: 'Consultations' Under Way As Taliban Surge Nears Capital
President Ashraf Ghani delivered a televised address as the Taliban advances closer to Kabul.
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Russia 'A Number' Of Russian Vessels Monitored Through English Channel By Navy
Russian news sources claimed an anti-submarine vessel and its support ship had entered the waters.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Black Watch Veteran Says 'Nation-Building' Commitments Have Been Abandoned
David Mack served with the Royal Regiment of Scotland in the country, but now questions whether nations will trust British strategy.
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Afghanistan Former Army Chief Calls For Afghan Humanitarian Aid Mission
Lord Dannatt believes refugees fleeing the Taliban should be considered alongside UK nationals and former staff.
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Afghanistan 'We Will Burn Your House': Taliban Hunts Former UK Staff Unable To Escape Afghanistan
The son of a former Army gardener in hiding says Afghan interpreters are given "privilege" in relocation to the UK.
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News Plymouth Shooting: Man Who Killed Five People Was A Babcock Apprentice
Jake Davison killed five people in Plymouth on Thursday evening before fatally shooting himself.
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News Defence Secretary 'Happy To Meet Any Gurkha' As Veterans Continue Hunger Strike
Ben Wallace warned no government "of any colour" had ever made retrospective changes to pensions like the ones the demonstrators want.