His last special flight was purely to get Afghanistan already left acceptance The Ministry of Defense has confirmed.
More flights from the airport will be able to transport evacuees, but as the operation ends, British diplomats and military personnel will also be transported.
The British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristol stated that it is time to end this phase of the evacuation.
In a video posted on Twitter, Sir Laurie, who has been staying in Afghanistan to deal with people who need to leave the country, said: “The team here has been working until the last minute to evacuate British nationals, Afghans and others who are in danger. People.
“Since August 13, we have brought nearly 15,000 people to safety, about 1,000 military, diplomatic, and civilian personnel have participated in Operation Pitting in Kabul, and many other places.
“Thursday’s terrorist attack reminded people that Operation Pitting was completed under difficult and dangerous conditions. Unfortunately, I was here yesterday to attend a ceremony to pay tribute to 13 American soldiers who died in action.
“It is time to end this phase of action, but we have not forgotten those who still need to leave. We will continue to help them as much as we can. Nor have we forgotten the brave and decent Afghan people. They should live in peace and security. middle.”
Mr. General Nick Carter The Chief of Defense Staff stated that Operation Pitting-an effort to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans from Kabul Airport-had “done everything possible”.
On BBC Radio 4’s today program, the head of the British armed forces talked about the “heartbreaking” judgments military personnel were forced to make.
“We can’t get everyone out. It’s heartbreaking and we have to make some very challenging judgments on the spot,” Sir Nick said.
“And I think, you know, people like me have very, very long connections with this country. We will always receive very painful messages and text messages from friends in Afghanistan, so we all live in such an environment. The most painful way.”
With the end of the evacuation flight to RAF Britz Norton, Oxfordshire, the shadow minister of defense John Healy told Sky News: “This is a cruel fact. Although more than 14,000 people have been evacuated, there may be 1,000 Afghans. We have worked with us for more than two decades to help our military, our aid workers, and our diplomats in Afghanistan. We promise to protect, but we are falling behind.
“And I know that especially those troops will feel that our failure in this area is a betrayal to many people who risked their lives to work with us.”
Tom Tugendhat A Conservative MP who had fought in Afghanistan said he was disappointed that the evacuation was coming to an end.
The former military officer and current chairman of the Special Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Commons told the BBC Breakfast: “I feel very sad about this and I very much hope that it may exceed the deadline in August, but a few days ago we found out that it was not no, so I Am looking forward to.
“A lot of my friends are left behind, which still makes me very sad.”
When asked if the British could do better in withdrawing personnel from Afghanistan, Mr. Tugendhat said: “Last week, it may not be, but this is the end of the sprint after it was not exactly the beginning.”
“In recent weeks, there will be some questions to ask the foreign secretary about the UK’s handling procedures, and we will have to see what the answer is.”
Secretary of defense Ben Wallace It was previously admitted that 800 to 1,100 Afghans who meet the Afghanistan Relocation and Assistance Policy (Arap) plan will be left behind, while about 100 to 150 British nationals will remain in Afghanistan, although Mr. Wallace said some of them are willing to stay. Come down.
But some members of Congress said that based on the letters they received asking for help, they thought it was an underestimation.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the US military carried out an airstrike on a member of the so-called Islamic State of Afghanistan, who is believed to be involved in planning an attack on the United States in Kabul.
One person was killed in the attack. US spokesman Colonel William Urban said they knew there were no civilian casualties.
On Thursday, two British adults and a child of a British national (it is understood to be a teenager) were killed in an explosion, and another adult and child were injured.
The BBC reported that Mohammad Niazi, a London taxi driver, was killed in an attack in Kabul after flying out to help his family return home, but did not confirm whether he was one of the British nationals mentioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the same time, The Times reported that the injured child is believed to be less than 10 years old and is related to one of the dead adults.
