Afghanistan: Interpreter Deaths Were 'As Tragic As Losing A Soldier'
The first commander of a British task force in Helmand says excluding Afghan civilians from relocating to the UK is like a "death sentence".
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.
The city is the seat for the Provincial Governor and contains Afghan National Army and Police headquarters and training centres.
The Afghanistan of the 1950s and 1960s was worlds away from what it became after Communist coups, Soviet invasion and Taliban rule
Gen Carter also said the UK had a "huge moral responsibility" to the Afghans who helped British troops by acting as translators.
The Government said "considerable misreporting" has fed the "impression" of a lack of support for staff looking to relocate to the UK.
President Ashraf Ghani vows to focus on protecting capitals and urban areas in the face of the rapidly advancing Taliban.