Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The UK is set to end its evacuation efforts in Afghanistan today.
Since the Taliban secured control of Kabul on August 15, many civilians and military personnel have been evacuating the country.
Now, after nearly two weeks of evacuations, the head of the UK armed forces has confirmed today will be the last day of evacuations with very few civilian flights remaining. Read more: Manchester Pride Live stage times and line up for Saturday Gen Sir Nick Carter said it was heartbreaking that the evacuation had failed to get everybody out, something the UK government expected to happen.
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