
Afghanistan: Taliban Moves To Seal Off Kabul Airport As Evacuation Deadline Approaches
It comes after the UK's last dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from Afghanistan leaving Kabul earlier today.
It comes after the UK's last dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from Afghanistan leaving Kabul earlier today.
General Sir Nick Carter said the UK has "not been able to bring everybody out" of Afghanistan "and that has been heartbreaking".
What is next for those desperate to escape Taliban rule and retribution for working with international forces?
For many unable to reach the airport in time, the nightmare is just beginning.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said earlier the UK evacuation mission effort had entered its final stages.
The Defence Secretary said the UK evacuation effort has not been curtailed by explosions that killed US troops and civilians.
At least 13 US service personnel were killed in the attack at Kabul airport which also injured more than 150 people.
Ben Wallace says supporters of ex-Marine Pen Farthing have 'taken up too much time" in Kabul evacuation effort.
Nine hundred UK troops have deployed to Kabul as part of Operation Pitting to help the rescue of UK nationals and staff.
The last refuge against the Taliban has been established by fighters in the Panjshir Valley who are determined to hold their ground.
In a tweet this morning the former marine said his team and animals were turned away into the "chaos" of "devastating explosions".
James Heappey refused to comment on whether today would be the last day of evacuation flights from Kabul airport.
Boris Johnson was speaking after several explosions near Afghanistan's Kabul airport, which killed US service personnel and Afghans.
A number of US service members and Afghans have been killed in the blasts, while there are no reported UK military or government casualties.
The former marine said "everything is chaos" with at least two explosions confirmed.
Director of the London School of Economics Centre for Women is urging the international community to not leave them under Taliban rule.