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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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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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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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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Afghanistan Prime Minister: UK Military's Sacrifices In Afghanistan Not 'In Vain'
Boris Johnson also said there "isn’t a military solution" to Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Veteran Raising Funds For Afghan Interpreters Who Kept UK Troops Safe Sees Total Rocket
Former British Army soldier Julian Perreira says: "I don't think you can put a price on human life."
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Afghanistan UK Will Want Troops Deploying To Afghanistan To Avoid A 'Saigon Moment', Expert Warns
Defence analyst says the Government will want to make the rescue of embassy staff by troops "look as normal as possible".
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Afghanistan 'Dismal failure': Military anger over Afghanistan pull-out as Taliban advances
One former head of the British Armed Forces said: "I'm almost ashamed that we are in this position."
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Take Three More Provincial Capitals In Sweep Across South
Lashkar Gah falls to the Taliban, closely following the seizures of Kandahar and Herat as the insurgent advance gathers pace.
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Afghanistan 600 UK Troops Sent To Afghanistan To Rescue Brits And Interpreters
Personnel are to be deployed, as the Taliban continues a violent offensive.
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Army Afghanistan Veteran Fundraising For Interpreters Who 'Can't Afford' UK Sanctuary
Former soldier Julian Perreira says those who supported troops fighting the Taliban now face financial as well as bureaucratic obstacles.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Seizes Ghazni's Provincial Capital, Just 80 Miles From Kabul
Ghazni city is the 10th provincial capital to fall in a week to the Taliban.