The Defense Minister admits that people will be left behind in the Afghan rescue efforts

Secretary Ben Wallace Once said, “No country can get everyone out of it” Afghanistan As he predicted, more and more people at Kabul Airport are “desperate people” fighting to escape the Taliban.

But the cabinet minister wants to assure those who will almost certainly be left behind that even if the army returns to their hometown, Britain will continue to work hard to repatriate them.

The Cabinet Secretary wrote for The Post on Sunday that the Allied retreat was “disheartening” and warned that the events of the past few weeks “will have an impact on all of us in the coming years.”

He also praised the 1,000 British service personnel in Afghanistan who “risked their lives” to help evacuate, and said he was eager to find a way for the British to “maintain a presence” even in Taliban-controlled countries.

“The parachute regiment at the airport is dealing with unimaginable challenges-public order, overcrowding, extreme heat and desperate people,” he said.

“Soldier The war-trained ones are holding babies and coordinating the crowd. “

Wallace said that the latest problem at Kabul Airport is that “too many people at the airport” have led to “entry suspension.”

this Ministry of Defense However, it is emphasized that the suspension only applies to the U.S. side of Hamid Karzai’s international operations, and that British flights and processing are not affected by the suspension.

The former Scots guard continued: “I believe this will also be resolved or alleviated, but the crowd will increase before then.

“I have been saying that no country can let everyone out.

“For many of us in NATO, this is a source of deep sorrow, and no one wants 20 years of sacrifice to end in this way.

“We will go all out to the last minute.

“But this is not the end. We will fulfill our obligations and are now studying how to deal with people from third countries and refugee camps.