People who have fled Afghanistan after Taliban takeover speak of their relief to have escaped the country
the Taliban's takeover of major Afghan cities and the capital Kabul"Everyone, I think, has been surprised by the scale and the pace at which the Taliban have taken over in Afghanistan, and that's a lesson that we've all got to learn from," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday.
Ms Syed said UK troops gave passengers bottled water and food, and that it was "really touching" to see them help soothe crying children. He said he had to wait in a building for "around 12 hours" before being taken to the airport, which he added was "difficult".
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