- Britain can abandon or destroy Afghanistan’s military equipment in order to allow more people to evacuate.
- Ben Wallace said that, for example, not riding a Land Rover could mean bringing “30 to 40” more people.
- He said that Britain will complete its evacuation on Friday, and some people will be left behind.
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The Secretary of Defense said Britain may leave or destroy the military equipment it uses in Afghanistan to create more space on its planes to evacuate people.
Ben Wallace Tell LBC on Friday morning“We have made some decisions, and there is no doubt that we will make a decision within a few days to allow more Afghans and more British nationals to evacuate. We have compressed the timetable for the evacuation of our troops. This may It means we must leave the equipment behind.”
“There is no doubt that we will see things like’how can we leave Land Rover behind’ in the media, but what I ask the audience to remember is that Land Rover may represent 30 to 40 people on our plane.”
He also told the BBC: “One of the challenges I encountered a few days ago was: I need as much time as possible for the Afghan and British nationals to leave.
“The trade-off is: how much equipment do we need to take out, and how do we leave it on the ground or destroy it on the ground so that others cannot use or discard them, so that I can have more time for humanitarian and military purposes?”
He also stated on Friday morning that the United Kingdom Evacuation will be completed in “a few hours”, And admit that this means leaving people behind.
He said: “It is a pity that not everyone can evacuate in this process.”
“The sad truth is that not everyone can escape.”
He said yes Up to 1,100 Afghans Who is eligible to evacuate because of helping Britain, and who is now afraid of Taliban’s revenge, stay.
He said that the United Kingdom has closed the processing center.
