‘No Time to Lose’ in Afghan Evacuation If US Timetable Remains: UK Defence Secretary

‘No Time to Lose’ in Afghan Evacuation If US Timetable Remains: UK Defence Secretary
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace addresses a news conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 25, 2021. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
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Evacuating most UK citizens and eligible Afghans before the United States’ end-of-month deadline will be a challenging task, the UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Wallace said that the flow of processing is hindered by overcrowding in Kabul airport.
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