U.K. to conclude civilian evacuation from Afghanistan
The Hindu
“We’re reaching the end of the evacuation, which will take place during the course of today, and then of course it’ll be necessary to bring our troops out on the remaining aircraft,” Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff General Carter said.
The U.K. will conclude its evacuation programme of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday with only troops left to be flown out after that ahead of the August 31 exit deadline, Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff said. General Sir Nick Carter said during media interviews on Saturday that the country should be “holding its breath” at the challenge ahead amid the threat posed by the local Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) terror group, which has been behind suicide bombings this week as the airlift rescue operations have been under way. Mr. Carter said Britain is “not out of the woods yet” as the U.K.’s evacuation efforts following the Taliban takeover draw to a close.More Related News
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