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Government ignored cries for help during Kabul evacuation – whistleblower
Josie Stewart told judges Afghans seeking resettlement were met with ‘confusion and false hope’ unless they had ‘outspoken or influential UK backers’.
Failures in Afghanistan evacuation probably cost lives, tribunal hears
Josie Stewart believed Government officials prioritised ‘managing political and media fallout’ over effective evacuation, judges heard.
200 ex-Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover – UN
The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission.
Tory MP repeats call for Afghanistan rethink after Taliban remarks criticism
Tobias Ellwood has again urged the Government to rethink its strategy on Afghanistan, two years on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
Conservative MP says Britain should reopen embassy in Kabul
Mr Ellwood said he is ‘far from’ being a Taliban appeaser but said Britain must ‘rethink and re-engage’ in Afghanistan.
Afghan refugee waiting 82 weeks in bridging hotel in Scotland – figures
The average wait for current Afghan refugees in temporary accommodation is 47 weeks.
TV review: The Diplomat isn't a drama to boast about
The Diplomat makes it clear from the get go that it’s going to be an all-action political thriller.
British journalist detained in Afghanistan released by Taliban
Former BBC South Asia correspondent Andrew North has been released, the PA news agency understands.
Friends of second British man held by Taliban plead for his release
Peter Jouvenal and Andrew North are being detained by the militant group in separate cases.
Jeffrey Donaldson seeks urgent information about Northern Ireland people still in Afghanistan
The UK has entered the final stages of its Kabul evacuation and no more people will be called to the airport to leave, the Ministry of Defence said.