UK Sends 600 Troops To Afghanistan to Help Evacuate Britons

In this file image, British paratroopers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment arrive at Camp Eagle in the Zabul Province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

Some 600 British troops are being sent to Afghanistan to help Britons to leave the country, as Taliban forces continue to sweep into the major cities, the Defence Minister has announced.

“The security of British nationals, British military personnel, and former Afghan staff is our first priority,” said Defence Minister Ben Wallace in a statement on Aug. 13.