Foreign Office chiefs say the UK s ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, remains in Kabul this afternoon, as Taliban militants pour into the city in a bid to seize control.
The United States sent choppers to evacuate diplomats from its embassy in Kabul on Sunday as Taliban insurgents encircled the Afghan capital and demanded a peaceful.
Antony Blinken insisted the scene in Afghanistan is not comparable to the fall of Saigon as he diverted blame for the Taliban take over on Trump, Republicans and Afghan security forces.
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Earlier this week, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that 3,000 US troops would be deployed to Afghanistan to facilitate the withdrawal of American Embassy staff in.