The former Royal Marines were criticized after leaving a message full of expletives government Provide assistance during the evacuation of 150 dogs and cats Afghanistan He once said that he “does not worry about the evaluation of me by certain politicians.”
Paul “Pen” Facin apologized after recording era Captured him and rebuked Peter Quentin, special adviser to the Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace He also accused the staff of “obstructing” efforts to arrange evacuation flights.
After the privately funded charter flight arrived at London Heathrow Airport, Mr. Farthing from Oslo told ITV Good morning uk On Monday, he was “very embarrassed about my language” in a voice mail.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, he again apologized, but seemed to shift the focus to the withdrawal of the government and its allies from Afghanistan.
He told the newspaper: “I have apologized for the language I used, but nothing more.
“I don’t worry about what some politicians think of me. That is not on my radar. What I am concerned about is that this ill-conceived withdrawal destroyed a country overnight and claimed countless lives. “
Mr. Farthing has stated that as part of Operation Ark, he is still working to help evacuate 68 Nowzad animal shelter staff and family members from Afghanistan, including 25 children and a newborn baby.
The campaign has attracted great attention on social media, and Mr. Wallace complained that it distracted attention from the evacuation of the most vulnerable groups from Afghanistan.
Mr. Wallace also stated that some of the more radical supporters of Mr. Faxin “take up too much of the senior commander’s time”.
