Afghanistan capital of Kabul have made desperate attempts to escape as the Taliban complete their take over of the country. Helicopters buzzed over the city evacuating citizens while British and US troops made a desperate last stand at Kabul airport, where thousands were waiting to flee.
Our sister title The Mirror report how Prime Minister Boris Johnson was joking around with Olympians in London and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was cutting short a holiday abroad as the horrific scenes unfolded.
Global fears of terrorism and the rebirth of al-Qaeda have been triggered by the Taliban’s takeover as Afghan’s face a future of oppression and brutality.As the 20-year war came to its humiliating end, British ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow was.
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