Veteran Calls For Donations To Help Afghans Relocating To UK
Veterans' groups are campaigning to help people who made it onto evacuation flights, but left everything they had, behind.
Veterans' groups are campaigning to help people who made it onto evacuation flights, but left everything they had, behind.
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.
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.
Boris Johnson was speaking after several explosions near Afghanistan's Kabul airport, which killed US service personnel and Afghans.
Ben Wallace has posted a series of tweets, including stating: "No-one, at any stage, has blocked a flight."
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said Pen Farthing, his staff and animals will be able to leave on their chartered flight.
Boris Johnson said the UK is "confident we can get thousands more out" of Afghanistan, despite the US not extending the 31 August deadline.
The Prime Minister has also backed Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has faced criticism over the crisis.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said ministers have worked "tirelessly" over the last week to evacuate British nationals and Afghans.
Leo Docherty, Minister for Defence People and Veterans, says support has come "a long way" since he served in Afghanistan.
The Taliban has seized control in Kabul as the western military presence has receded.
Dominic Raab said the UK would have "taken action" if it had anticipated the "very swift change in the dynamics" in the country.
"Only a deep sense of injustice could drive these brave and respectful souls to this point," said Gurkhas activist Joanna Lumley.