Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Close to 6,000 people have been evacuated as part of the UK rescue mission in Kabul, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.
Those repatriated under Operation Pitting include embassy staff, British nationals, those eligible under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (Arap) programme and a small number of nationals from partner nations.
The evacuation is being supported by 1,000 British troops on the ground – including Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade – as well as other Whitehall staff. READ MORE: All the ways you can help Afghan refugees as hundreds arrive in Manchester Brigadier Dan Blanchford, the most senior UK military officer on the ground
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