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27 Aug 2021

Afghanistan: Final evacuations to UK after deadly airport bombings

Senior Political Correspondent

Terrified crowds are still massed at Kabul airport despite yesterday’s carnage, while Boris Johnson confirmed that two British adults and a teenager were among the dead.

The prime minister admitted he had a “great sense of regret” that there were still people trapped in Afghanistan with the UK’s evacuation effort due to end in a matter of hours.

Earlier, the defence secretary said up to 1,100 people who had worked alongside UK forces wouldn’t get out

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