British officials have been seeking push back the exit date beyond next Tuesday to allow more time to airlift thousands of Afghans to safety.
Though that will of course be a serious risk.
But a potentially graver threat - even if concerns about the Taliban can be mitigated - is posed by terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan like Islamic State and al-Qaeda. British ministers and officials have warned that Islamic State Khorasan - the name of the ISIS affiliate in the country - could target UK and US forces overseeing the evacuation at Kabul Airport with suicide bombers.
Another risk is from militants trying to exploit the evacuation scheme to travel to the UK and commit acts of terror.- designed to block individuals who are considered a security risk from travelling to the country - had been flown into Birmingham on an evacuation flight.
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