In this photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD), showing members of UK Armed Forces who are working to evacuate entitled personnel from Afghanistan's Kabul airport, Monday Aug. 23, 2021. (AP)
UK says only few hundred of its citizens still in Afghanistan
The number of British nationals still in Afghanistan is in the low hundreds, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday.
“I know that the number of UK nationals, the particular responsibility of the Foreign Office, is now down at a very low level... low hundreds given that we taken in total 5,000 out,” Raab told Sky News.
For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
On Friday, Britain’s defense minister Ben Wallace said he thought there were around 100 to 150 British nationals still in the country, some of whom were willingly staying.
Britain did not push to keep Abbey Gate open at Kabul Airport before a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in the location, Raab also said.
A Politico report on Monday said American forces decided to keep the gate open longer than they wanted to allow Britain to continue evacuating personnel.
“We got our civilian stuff out of the processing center by Abbey Gate, but it’s just not true to suggest that, other than securing our civilian staff inside the airport, that we were pushing to leave the gate open,” Raab said.
Read more:
US Embassy in Kabul suspends operations after troops complete withdrawal
Taliban have access to $85 bln army equipment due to Biden’s ‘negligence’: US veteran
Taliban celebrate US withdrawal from Afghanistan, say still wants ‘good relations’
Also Read
Editor's Choice
-
Arab nations’ best moments of the 2026 World Cup group stage Sports 2 days ago -
Pezeshkian post confirms accuracy of Al Arabiya English’s US-Iran deal scoop Middle East 18 June ,2026 -
US-led effort to boost Lebanon’s army emerges as key pillar of Hezbollah disarmament Middle East 04 June ,2026 -
US, Iran send mixed signals on potential deal after latest attacks Middle East 28 May ,2026