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one of the last touched down at raf brize nortonjust under an hour ago. our correspondent, james reynolds, is there. who was on that last flight? there were around 250 passengers on board, many were soldiers who had been working at kabul airport in recent days. the most symbolic passenger of all was britton s departing ambassador to afghanistan. he was the first passenger of the plane that we watch land here at 8:30am. he walked down the stairs alone. he was greeted by the permanent under secretary of the foreign office. they shook hands, there were no speeches, no official ceremony. they walked quietly into the terminal building. that stark image was proof that britain s mission in kabul is now over. everybody here knows that the mission is incomplete because a number of local afghan allies, one
a certain person in kabul or from her majesty s government who could have given more the last two or two and half weeks. the effort has been truly humbling. to see the exhaustion on peoples faces we have tried our best. we have absolutely tried our best. sadly, it has not closed the gap that should not take away from the pride in what we ve achieved. it was 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11 that the first british troops arrived in afghanistan, part of a us led mission. one of the first objectives, to oust the taliban from power. 20 years on, it s the islamist group who are still calling the shots. but in an open letter to troops this weekend, the prime minister said the uk s involvement in afghanistan had kept al-qaeda from our doorfor two decades.
disastrous global terror because that would be disastrous for afghanistan. now, global terror because that would be disastrous for afghanistan.- disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that - disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that as - disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that as we l disastrous for afghanistan. now, it. is worth remembering that as we have seen this morning, the ambassador in kabul is no longer in kabul. we don t have an embassy any more, they are going to set up in qatar. we don t have a military presence in afghanistan any more, so undoubtedly influences hugely diminished. the government are trying to say that there are things that they can do, but to what extent they can have influence, we will have to see over the coming months. christina lamb is chief foreign correspondent at the sunday times and author of farewell kabul and has been covering
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