US has just two weeks to rescue 30,000 people from Afghanistan before Biden’s date for withdrawal of forces on August 31
Helicopter - believed to be US Air Force Chinook - seen flying over Kabul today from the US Embassy in Kabul
It comes as Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital with shots heard on outskirts before fighters stormed city
On Sunday, reports surfaced that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to hand over power to Taliban in weeks
Around 5,000 US troops are now helping with evacuations, while British troops also deployed
The Pentagon estimates it needs to withdraw about 30,000 US staff and Afghan translators and allies
It is believed around 500 British staff needed to be evacuated and by Saturday the number was in ‘the tens’
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This was published earlier today. Isn’t a lot of it outdated already?
Sorry to have pinged you. Meant for someone else.