UK to Evacuate ‘At Least Hundreds Every Day’ From Afghanistan

UK to Evacuate ‘At Least Hundreds Every Day’ From Afghanistan
Members of Joint Forces Headquarters deploying to Afghanistan to assist in the draw down of troops from the area on Aug. 13, 2021. LPhot Ben Shread/Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright via PA
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Hundreds of people will be flown out of Afghanistan each day as British troops race against the clock to evacuate the remaining UK nationals and eligible Afghans following the dramatic fall of the country’s Western-backed government to the Taliban.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he believes “at least hundreds every day will be leaving [on] the flights, but obviously this is a fluid situation.”