UK personnel are continuing to work quickly to evacuate as many people as possible but fears are mounting that not all evacuees will make it out of the country before American forces leave on 31 August.
Reports have suggested the last UK evacuation flight could be as soon as Tuesday, in order to give British troops enough time to leave safely.Mr Biden and other international leaders face growing criticism amid the increasingly violent and desperate scenes outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, where thousands translators and other Afghan wartime helpers, along with their close family members, have gathered over the last week to seek evacuation.
"Lives are at stake and I am incredibly proud of the tenacious efforts of my team during these challenging times, with military and civilian staff working together to successfully evacuate thousands of people in the last week.
Meanwhile, US authorities urged Americans in Kabul to stay away from the airport due to"potential security threats" outside the gates. At the same time, Boris Johnson and the United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres spoke and"agreed that... the international community must ensure the rights of women, girls and ethnic minorities are protected" in Afghanistan amid"the concerning situation on the ground", according to No 10.A Taliban official said the new Taliban model of government may not be a democracy by Western standards.
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