Fleeing Taliban, desperate Afghan mothers toss babies over barbed wire fences
British officers in Kabul have described the "awful" scenes at the city's airport.
Tag: Afghanistan
Tory peer claimed UK’s ‘enemies’ emboldened by ‘caving in’ to BLM
In an emergency debate on Afghanistan, Lord Robathan said the UK had caved in to "ignorant left-wing activists".
‘Feels like defeat’: Tom Tugendhat delivers powerful Afghanistan speech
The Tory MP, who served in Afghanistan, was given a round of applause by MPs after his emotive intervention.
Priti Patel claims UK can’t take 20,000 Afghan refugees ‘all in one go’
Opposition parties have lashed out at the “vague” resettlement scheme, saying ministers must do more.
Elevenses: The Fall of Kabul
From the newsletter: Desperate scenes from Afghanistan are a reminder of Western nations' woefully inadequate refugee policies.
‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban
University teacher Abdollah said attempting to live under the Taliban would be "like a suicide attempt”.
We didn’t see Taliban takeover coming, Dominic Raab says
The foreign secretary said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the speed of the militant group’s takeover.
Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-war speech from 2010 resurfaces
"The deaths continue, the soldiers continue to die, the war is clearly unwinnable."
Dominic Raab spotted on a beach in Crete as Kabul fell to the Taliban
"The Foreign Secretary shouldn't be on the beach on the very day Afghanistan is imploding," the holidaymakers said.