Posted on 08/17/2021 6:22:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Vice Adm Sir Ben Key, who is running the UK evacuation operation, tells the BBC the situation at Kabul airport is "much calmer" today.
He says there had been "distressing" scenes at the airport as Afghans faced "huge uncertainty" about their future.
About 300 people have already been evacuated, and he believes they could get between 6000-7000 people out.
The Taliban are controlling the gates of Kabul airport and are having discussions with local commanders to allow people into the airport, he says.
Evacuation efforts will continue for as long as they are needed to meet demand, he says, or until the security situation means the operation no longer has consent.
He says it is a "dynamic political situation" in Kabul and the evacuation operation "can't afford to pause", adding that officials were "alive to the uncertainty".
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A Qatar Air Force KC-130 flying to Kabul just turned around. Perhaps things are getting out of hand at the Kabul airport.
https://www.flightradar24.com/LHOB247/28d06845
Dunkirk was done better.
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