Chaos at Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans try to flee Taliban
At least five people have been killed at Hamid Karzai International Airport as thousands seek to escape Afghanistan.
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Brit trapped in Afghanistan: ‘How can I leave my wife alone to die?’
The 42-year-old, who entered Britain as an asylum seeker in 2001, fears he will be a target for the Taliban in Kabul.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Kabul as Taliban enter city
The Afghan president has reportedly fled to Tajikistan as Taliban fighters enter Kabul.
UK pauses scholarships for Afghan students as Taliban takes over
Outstanding Afghan students have had their university places deferred by a year by British officials.
Taliban enter capital Kabul, Afghan officials say
The Taliban have defeated, co-opted or sent Afghan security forces fleeing from wide swathes of the country.
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city as advance accelerates
The insurgents have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan in a breakneck offensive.
‘Total betrayal:’ MPs slam govt policy as Taliban capture Afghanistan’s second-largest city
“It is a tacit – explicit really – admission of failure. Of a gross, a dismal failure of geostrategy and of statecraft," said Lord Richards, a former chief of defence staff.