
'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."
One former head of the British Armed Forces said: "I'm almost ashamed that we are in this position."
Lashkar Gah falls to the Taliban, closely following the seizures of Kandahar and Herat as the insurgent advance gathers pace.
Personnel are to be deployed, as the Taliban continues a violent offensive.
Former soldier Julian Perreira says those who supported troops fighting the Taliban now face financial as well as bureaucratic obstacles.
Ghazni city is the 10th provincial capital to fall in a week to the Taliban.
The first commander of a British task force in Helmand says excluding Afghan civilians from relocating to the UK is like a "death sentence".
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Three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban, officials have said.
A former senior British officer in the war-torn country spoke to Forces News as the Taliban seizes more territory.
The exercises, involving ground troops and air forces, come amid growing instability in Afghanistan.
Kunduz is a strategic crossroads with good access to much of northern Afghanistan as well as the capital, Kabul, about 200 miles away.
The change in advice comes in the face of growing turmoil, as Taliban forces sweep across the country.
Violence has intensified after US President Joe Biden said troops would fully withdraw from the country by the end of the month.
International troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan in May.
There has been intense fighting in recent days, as the Taliban seeks to increase its presence.
Shadow Armed Forces Minister Stephen Morgan accused the Government of "failing" Afghan staff who supported British Armed Forces.