Final UK Evacuation Flight Leaves Kabul; Troops Head Home

Final UK Evacuation Flight Leaves Kabul; Troops Head Home
A member of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade who returned from helping in operations to evacuate people from Kabul airport in Afghanistan walk to the air terminal after disembarking a RAF Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, on Aug. 28, 2021. Alastair Grant/PA
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LONDON—Britain ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport on Saturday and began bringing troops home, even as the UK’s top military officer acknowledged “we haven’t been able to bring everybody out.”

Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul and further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats, though they may also carry a few remaining UK or Afghan civilians.