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Raphael marshall worked in london on the uk s operation to get people out. he s since resigned, and in written evidence, he s described what happened with the evacuation scheme. we ve voiced up some of his words. the uk airlifted 15,000 people out of afghanistan. for comparison, the us evacuated the highest number of people 120,000. raphael marshall says the team he was part of in london, which was coordinating the airlift, didn t have enough staff. ....
They were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. in fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afghanistan. the family had in fact been hoping to be relocated as part of the evacuation scheme to the us. now we know, and it s confirmed that the intelligence was wrong, of course. this is an incredibly grim end to a largely bringing an end to american military involvement in afghanistan. one key thing to remember is that we know more about this strike because it took place in kabul. so many others in the past happened in more rural areas, much more difficult to get accurate information about them. lifting off, the taliban s new air force. on board, their fighters. in the cockpit, their former enemies pilots from the previous government. ....
Of their loved ones that they could bury. they were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. in fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afghanistan. the family had in fact been hoping to be relocated as part of the evacuation scheme to the us. this is an incredibly grim end to a largely bringing an end to american military involvement in afghanistan. the taliban seem to be reaching out to a number of former government employees trying to encourage them to come back to work. here is our report filmed by my colleague in the northern city. ....
Our correspondent secunder kermani saw the aftermath of the drone strike. we were at the scene the morning after the strike, and it was a really terrible thing to see. family members combing through the wreckage, trying to find body parts of their loved ones that they could bury. they were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. in fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afghanistan. the family had in fact been hoping to be relocated as part of the evacuation scheme to the us. now we know, and it s confirmed that the intelligence was wrong, of course. this is an incredibly grim end to a largely bringing an end to american military involvement in afghanistan. one key thing to remember is that we know more about this strike because it took place in kabul. so many others in the past happened in more rural areas, much more difficult to get accur ....
And it was a really terrible thing to see. family members combing through the wreckage, trying to find body parts of their loved ones that they could bury. they were, of course, utterly distraught, and also furious at the accusation they had anything to do with isis. in fact, a number of the family members who were killed had worked with american aid organisations, american troops, even, in afghanistan. the family had in fact been hoping to be relocated as part of the evacuation scheme to the us. now we know, and it s confirmed that the intelligence was wrong, of course. this is an incredibly grim end to a largely bringing an end to american military involvement in afghanistan. one key thing to remember is that we know more about this strike because it took place in kabul. so many others in the past happened in more rural areas, much more difficult to get accurate information about them. and also, i think it s a reminder of how difficult these over the horizon counterterrorism strike ....