Afghanistan: UK airlift to end within hours after Kabul Airport bombing, says Defence Secretary
dailyrecord.co.ukpeople flee the Taliban after closing the main processing site, near where the bombs were detonated on Thursday. At least 90 Afghan civilians and 13 American soldiers were killed in the devastating bomb blast outside the airport.Speaking on Sky News earlier today, Wallace said: "We at 4.30am UK time closed the Baron Hotel, shut the processing centre and the gates were closed at Abbey Gates."We will process those people we have brought with us, the 1,000 people approximately inside the airfield now, and we will seek a way to continue to find a few people in the crowds where we can.“But overall the main processing has now closed and we have a matter of hours.”Wallace declined to give a timeline for the exit of British forces but acknowledged.
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