An SAS helicopter team will swoop in to rescue British Embassy staff if the Taliban take Kabul. A daring Afghan mission has been finalised and could be executed within weeks.
A source revealed: “The Taliban already have cells inside Kabul. Everyone fears helicopters will be forced to land on the embassy roof, rescuing the last members of the staff while the Taliban are at the gates.” The mission would involve destruction of secret documents and computers, followed by an evacuation of all staff from inside the heavily fortified embassy.
It is understood that an SAS team would be aided by spies from MI6 and GCHQ – all of them already in Afghanistan. The key target for the rescue would be the British Ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow, 57, who only
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