Ben Wallace says it is a ‘really deep regret’ that all Afghans eligible to come to UK will not be extracted
- Afghanistan live news: desperate crowds at Kabul airport
The UK defence secretary has admitted “some people will not get back” as Britain tries to evacuate Afghan allies from Kabul, along with its own citizens, with British forces aiming to repatriate more than 1,000 people a day.
Ben Wallace appeared to hold back tears as he spoke about the effort to repatriate Britons and process visas for Afghan interpreters and other staff following the Taliban takeover. About 4,000 British nationals and eligible Afghans are thought to be in the capital in need of rescue, with western forces having secured Kabul airport to prepare for their passage out of the country.
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