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Minister disputes evidence suggesting PM ‘authorised’ animal airlift from Kabul

A Cabinet minister has suggested an official who said in leaked emails that Boris Johnson approved the controversial airlift of animals from Afghanistan was acting in an unauthorised capacity. Therese Coffey defended the Prime Minister after he was ...

27 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Education of Afghan refugee children disrupted by hotel moves, High Court told

The Government’s decision to move evacuated Afghan families hundreds of miles across England to new temporary accommodation caused “considerable disruption” to the education of children facing exams, the High Court has been told. Three refugee ...

17 Jan 2023 at 16:30

Honour for RAF pilot who missed bus by 10ft while flying refugees out of Kabul

An RAF pilot who missed a bus by 10ft while flying refugees out of Afghanistan has said receiving an honour for his actions is “awesome”. Last year, a suicide bomb went off at Kabul airport before Group Captain Kevin Latchman attempted to ...

13 Oct 2022 at 19:07

Afghanistan withdrawal may have left members of armed forces with ‘moral injury’

Armed forces personnel who assisted with the Afghanistan withdrawal may be suffering from a “moral injury” on top of post-traumatic stress from their experience, according to a former military psychiatrist. Professor Walter Busuttil, ...

02 Jul 2023 at 04:30

Ministers urged not to ‘abandon’ Afghans on anniversary of Taliban takeover

Aid organisations have urged the UK not to “abandon” Afghanistan as Western allies mark two years since the Taliban retook Kabul. The Taliban, in a lightning offensive across the country, returned to power in Afghanistan on August ...

15 Aug 2023 at 12:29

Johnson says suggestion he intervened in animal airlift is ‘total rhubarb’

Boris Johnson said it is “total rhubarb” to say he intervened to get animals airlifted out of Afghanistan after leaked emails suggested he authorised the controversial move. Accused of lying about his role, the Prime Minister ...

27 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Patel expresses ‘tremendous pride’ in Afghanistan evacuation effort

Home Secretary Priti Patel has expressed her “tremendous pride” in the Government’s controversial evacuation operation following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. In a video to mark the first anniversary of Operation Pitting,...

14 Aug 2022 at 10:18

UK forces evacuating people from Afghanistan feared they ‘may not return home’

Armed forces personnel have spoken of their fear that they might not return home from Afghanistan as they worked in chaotic conditions during the allied withdrawal nearly two years ago. The Taliban seized power in a ...

26 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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