Images show a packed RAF plane that includes embassy staff, British nationals and those eligible under the Afghan to settle in Britain. Operation Pitting is supported by 1,000 British troops – including Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade – as well as other Whitehall staff. The Ministry of Defence said
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Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar in Kabul for government talks Mullah Baradar is in discussions with other Taliban leaders to hammer out a new Afghan government.
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has arrived in Kabul for talks to hammer out a new Afghan government, nearly a week after the armed group seized the capital without resistance. The Taliban completed its sudden advance across the country as United States-led forces pulled out, coinciding with what German
Afghanistan: reports emerge of Taliban beating Afghans seeking to flee Kabul Tobay
Taliban promises of “safe passage” to the Kabul airport for Afghans trying to flee the country have been undermined by reports of women and children being beaten and whipped as they try to pass through checkpoints set up by the militants. With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan’s land border,