‘This is terrible’: Chevening scholar fears for family in terror-struck Kabul
Sharif Safi said he wanted his parents to be evacuated to safety.
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British embassy left details of Afghan staff on ground for Taliban to find
Documents identifying several Afghan staff and job applicants were found by a newspaper reporter at the abandoned facility.
Tom Tugendhat: Kabul blasts are ‘what defeat looks like’
The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee said the West no longer has any say over the future of Afghanistan.
British student: ‘I got married in Kabul. The next week, the Taliban arrived’
Abdul married his Afghan wife Fatima just days before the country fell.
‘People over pets’: Wallace sinks Pen Farthing’s ‘Operation Ark’
Pen founded the Nowzad animal shelter in Kabul rescuing dogs, cats and donkeys.
Afghan interpreters beg UK to save families before Taliban deadline
Protesters gathered outside of the Home Office to urge ministers not to “leave anyone behind”.
Reporter calls out ‘outrageous’ Home Office after Afghan children spat
A shocking story in the Observer revealed the conditions endured by unaccompanied Afghan minors in Home Office care.
Afghan asylum seekers stuck in UK limbo due to ‘chaotic’ Home Office
Labour accused the government of endangering lives with its handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Whitehall bigwigs were all on holiday as Kabul fell
Top civil servants at the Foreign Office, the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence are all on leave.