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‘Greater stability’ as western forces help to secure Kabul airport

Commander of UK’s evacuation effort says aim is 1,000 people a day leaving, but airport could be closed at any time

US, UK and other western forces have helped to secure Kabul’s international airport, allowing the RAF to begin mass airlifts out of the Afghan capital, the commander of Britain’s evacuation effort has said.

V-Adm Ben Key, the commander of joint operations, said there was now “considerably greater stability” on the ground, ending the “distressing scenes” of Monday when some desperate Afghans clung to military aircraft as they took off.

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