Afghanistan: Ex-Marine Pen Farthing 'So Happy' As Charity Staff Reach Pakistan
Pen Farthing has revealed on Twitter that his staff are ‘safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commission’.
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USA Task Force 59: US Navy Announces Drone Plan For Middle East Waters
The commander of the US Navy's 5th Fleet says he wants to "put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on, and below the sea".
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Afghanistan 'First Thing You Heard Was Gunshots': UK Soldiers On Afghanistan Evacuation
Soldiers told Forces News what it was like to be helping evacuate UK nationals and former Afghan staff from Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan 'My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years In Afghanistan': Film Follows Boy's Life Over Two Decades
The film, directed by Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi, is premiering on Monday night on ITV.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Veteran 'Very Happy With The Sacrifices' Made Despite Return Of Taliban
Despite losing both his legs and right arm in Afghanistan, Andy Reid is proud of the sacrifices UK military personnel made in the country.
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Afghanistan Striking Image As Last US Soldier Leaves Afghanistan, Ending 20-Year War
Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's deadline for shutting down a final airlift, planes carried troops from Kabul airport.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Vows To Allow Afghans 'Safe Passage' To Leave
There have been fears for the potentially thousands of Afghans who could not make it to Kabul airport in time for evacuation.
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Afghanistan In Pictures: Final British Troops Return From Afghanistan
The final UK troops and diplomatic personnel left Kabul on Saturday night, ending 20 years of British military involvement in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: US Air Strike Blasts Suicide Bomber Targeting Kabul Airport
Another attack struck a neighbourhood northwest of Kabul's international airport, killing a child.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Attack At Kabul Airport 'Likely In The Next 24-36 Hours', Biden Warns
The US State Department issued a new security alert telling people to leave the airport area immediately.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Moves To Seal Off Kabul Airport As Evacuation Deadline Approaches
It comes after the UK's last dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from Afghanistan leaving Kabul earlier today.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: UK's Last Civilian Evacuation Flight Leaves Kabul
General Sir Nick Carter said the UK has "not been able to bring everybody out" of Afghanistan "and that has been heartbreaking".
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Afghanistan What's Happened In Afghanistan?
Nine hundred UK troops have deployed to Kabul as part of Operation Pitting to help the rescue of UK nationals and staff.
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Afghanistan Panjshir Valley: Afghanistan's Last Stand Against The Taliban
The last refuge against the Taliban has been established by fighters in the Panjshir Valley who are determined to hold their ground.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: ISIS Threat Means More People 'Won't Get Out', Armed Forces Minister Says
James Heappey refused to comment on whether today would be the last day of evacuation flights from Kabul airport.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: US Troops Among Dead After Explosions Near Kabul Airport
A number of US service members and Afghans have been killed in the blasts, while there are no reported UK military or government casualties.