UK's Defence Minster Ben Wallace

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Evacuation Mission In Afghanistan Completed: UK Defence Ministry

Following France, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed the completion of its evacuation mission in Afghanistan from the Kabul airport on August 29. According to the UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow, they have evacuated 15,000 nationals and Afghans since August 15 with the help of almost 1,000 personnel, including military, diplomatic and civilian. PM Boris Johnson also decided to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from… read-more

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 - 12:25 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: UK, Afghanistan, evacuation, Kabul, UK Defence Ministry