Watch: Veteran MP's Emotional Plea Over 'Harsh Lesson' Of Afghanistan
Tom Tugendhat said the West and the UK had not shown patience and now needed to go forward not dependent on a single ally.
Tom Tugendhat said the West and the UK had not shown patience and now needed to go forward not dependent on a single ally.
One former Afghan interpreter who worked with British forces said: "Please do not leave them behind, evacuate every single one of them."
General Sir Nick Carter said the Taliban should be given "the space to show how they are going to step up to the plate".
Concerns have been growing for those who worked against the Taliban in Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul to the militants.
The Taliban has seized control in Kabul as the western military presence has receded.
The Duke of Sussex served in the UK military for a decade, including tours of Afghanistan.
The UK is working to help get about 6,000 people out of Afghanistan via Kabul, with 900 troops and RAF aircraft deployed.
Speaking about the situation in Afghanistan, former paratrooper Ben Parkinson told the BBC: "It's a waste of time, it's for nothing."
Earlier this month, Ben Wallace said in The Telegraph the UK tried to form a coalition with NATO forces to keep troops in Afghanistan.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents sought no revenge and that "everyone is forgiven".
Brigadier Ben Barry’s book has many lessons relevant in the aftermath of Afghanistan.
Paul Farthing said he will not leave the staff of his Nowzad animal charity to the "absolutely horrendous fate" they are faced with.
The striking image shows an estimated 640 evacuees being flown from Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on board a US Air Force C-17.
The human cost of lives lost has been high, but who has been deployed and how much has the Afghan conflict cost the UK financially?
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.